commanding officer

commanding officer
noun
an officer in command of a military unit (Freq. 4)
• Syn: ↑commandant, ↑commander
• Derivationally related forms: ↑commandership (for: ↑commander), ↑command (for: ↑commander), ↑command (for: ↑commandant)
• Hypernyms: ↑military officer, ↑officer
• Hyponyms:

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noun
: an officer in command : commander; especially : a military officer below the rank of brigadier general who is in command of an organization or installation

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Army. a commander of any rank from second lieutenant to colonel.
[1790-1800]

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commanding officer UK US noun [countable] [singular commanding officer plural commanding officers]
an officer of any rank who controls a particular military group or operation
Thesaurus: officers in the armed forceshyponym

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commanding officer,
an officer in command, especially a commissioned officer in the armed forces commanding a unit or installation. Abbr: CO (no periods).

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noun, pl ⋯ -cers [count]
: an officer who is in charge of a group of people in the military or of a military camp or base

He reported the incident to his commanding officer.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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