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noun
Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command.
synonym: officer.
is a specific kind of: man, military man, military personnel, serviceman.
is a broader term that covers: adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp | army officer | brass hat | chief of staff | commandant, commander, commanding officer | commissioned officer | desk officer | executive officer | inspector general | military adviser, military advisor | naval officer | enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer | warrant officer | Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Potemkin, Potyokin ... show more.
domain category: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine.
derivation: officer.
Dutch: officier
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