chief petty officer

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noun U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.

a noncommissioned rank above petty officer first class and below senior petty officer. Abbreviation: CPO, C.P.O., c.p.o.

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Origin of chief petty officer

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby chief petty officer

chief master sergeant, chief mate, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff, chief of state, chief petty officer, Chief Rabbi, chieftain, chief technician, chief warrant officer, chiel

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How to use chief petty officer in a sentence

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When I got assigned there, I had Master Chief Hubbard as my leading chief petty officer.
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“Barbarism,” said retired NYPD Officer Jim Smith on Thursday.
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In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.
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“Having been a legislator and a mayor, I particularly enjoy being a chief executive,” he said.
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That officer fretting about his “stance,” we learn, is plagued by PTSD that cripples him both on the job and at home.
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Smith attended both funerals as a cop and as the husband of Police Officer Moira Smith, who died on 9/11.
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She is skilful in seizing salient characteristics, and her chief aim is to preserve the individuality of her sitters and models.
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M'Bongo, the great chief of this neighbourhood, paid a ceremonial visit to my husband.
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But,” said the prime minister of Flatland, starting a difficulty, “who is to be greatest chief?
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But it was not only as an organiser and transmitter of orders that Berthier proved his usefulness to his chief.
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By the end of the campaign of 1796 he had proved that he was as great a chief of the staff as Bonaparte was a great commander.
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British Dictionary definitions for chief petty officer

chief petty officer

noun

the senior naval rank for personnel without commissioned or warrant rankAbbreviation: CPO

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