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commanding officer

com·mand·ing of·fi·cer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-man-ding, -mahn- aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-]
    • /kəˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn- ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-/
    • /kəˈmɑːn.dɪŋ ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-man-ding, -mahn- aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-]
    • /kəˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn- ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-/

Definitions of commanding officer words

  • countable noun commanding officer A commanding officer is an officer who is in charge of a military unit. 3
  • noun commanding officer an officer in command of a military unit 3
  • noun commanding officer the officer in command of any of certain units or installations in the armed forces 3
  • noun commanding officer Army. a commander of any rank from second lieutenant to colonel. 1
  • noun commanding officer The officer in command of, and typically having ultimate authority over, a military unit. 0

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Origin of commanding officer

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Commanding officer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

commanding officer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for commanding officer

noun commanding officer

  • commander — A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
  • general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
  • old man — a father, usually one's own: His old man's letting him have the car for the prom.
  • commandant — A commandant is an army officer in charge of a particular place or group of people.
  • co — (slang) company.

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