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Officer Definition

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English

Wikipedia has an article on: Officer A military officer

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Late Latin officiarius (“official”), from Latin officium (“office”) + -ārius (“-er”).

Pronunciation

Noun

officer (plural officers)

  1. One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
  2. One who holds a public office.
  3. An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
  4. (colloquial, military) A simple contraction of the term "commissioned officer."

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Verb

officer (third-person singular simple present officers, present participle officering, simple past and past participle officered)

  1. (transitive) To supply with officers.
  2. (transitive) To command like an officer.

Synonyms

Translations

(transitive) To supply with officers
  • Vietnamese: chỉ huy (vi)
(transitive) To command like an officer

Related terms

Anglo-Norman

Alternative forms

Noun

officer m. (oblique plural officers, nominative singular officers, nominative plural officer)

  1. officer

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