commanding officer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of commanding officer
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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The decision was controversial because every commanding officer in the British military has a legal obligation to alert military police if they become aware that someone under their command may have committed a war crime.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Tolkan was also well known for drilling Maverick and Goose with swift reprimands and tough love between puffs of his cigar as their commanding officer, Tom “Stinger” Jardian, in the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Maybe not in “Star Trek,” where survivors of its all-absorbing Borg collective include a Starship captain and a commanding officer.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025
"Dutch people, when we are born, we know we're going to fight the water," said commanding officer Corporal Michel Vrancken.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
One of them bore the name of George A. Custer, the commanding officer of the U.S.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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