### Question
How is the term combatant command defined?


### Answer
The term **combatant command** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 161* as the following:

> a unified combatant command or a specified combatant command

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 161*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law     > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS     > CHAPTER 6-COMBATANT COMMANDS**

