the.com/headquarters
Where decisions are made by people furthest from where the work happens.
means The central office or location from which an organization is controlled and managed.
from Military term from the 1600s: the tent or quarters of the commanding officer, where the head literally lodged. Business later borrowed the word, keeping the swagger.
Always pluralSingular or plural verb both grammatically accepted.
Military rootOriginally just the commander's personal living quarters.
AbbreviationHQ shortened it for telegrams and impatience.