Ranks
- Commodore (rank), a naval rank
- Commodore (Royal Navy), in the Royal Navy
- Commodore (United States), in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard
- Commodore (Canada), in the Canadian Forces
- Commodore (Finland), in the Finnish Navy
- Commodore (Germany) or Kommodore, in German naval forces
- Air Commodore, a rank in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces
- Commodore (yacht club), an officer of a yacht club
- Commodore (Sea Scouts), a position in the Boy Scouts of America's Sea Scout program
- Convoy commodore, a civilian in charge of a shipping convoy during the Second World War
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