English > military officer: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command. |
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| Synonym | officer |
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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 | Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin | A Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power |
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| adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp | An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer |
| army officer | An officer in the armed forces |
| brass hat | A high-ranking military officer |
| chief of staff | The senior officer of a service of the armed forces |
| commanding officer, commandant, commander | An officer in command of a military unit |
| commissioned officer | A military officer holding a commission |
| desk officer | A military officer who is not assigned to active duty |
| executive officer | The officer second in command |
| inspector general | A military officer responsible for investigations |
| military adviser, military advisor | A military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation |
| naval officer | An officer in the navy |
| noncommissioned officer, noncom, enlisted officer | A military officer appointed from enlisted / enlisted personnel |
| warrant officer | holds rank by virtue of a warrant |
| Broader | serviceman, military man, man, military personnel | someone who serves in the armed forces |
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| Spanish | oficial |
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| Catalan | oficial |
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