English > commanding officer: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | An officer in command of a military unit. |
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Synonyms | commandant, commander |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Narrower | Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, SACLANT | commanding officer of ACLANT |
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Supreme Allied Commander Europe, SACEUR | commanding officer of ACE |
commander in chief, commander-in-chief, generalissimo | The officer who holds the supreme command |
wing commander | (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain |
Broader | military officer, officer | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command |
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Spanish | comandante, oficial al mando |
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Catalan | comandant |
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