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commanding officer

noun

  1. Army. a commander of any rank from second lieutenant to colonel.


commanding officer

noun

  1. an officer in command of a military unit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of commanding officer1

First recorded in 1790–1800
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Example Sentences

To hear soldiers complain - about their commanding officers, orders and lack of equipment - is hardly unusual.

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Timothy Warburton, commanding officer of the squadron, said in a statement.

She remembers that the commanding officer yelled for “quiet” because some of the young women were losing focus amid the horror.

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Sir Ben said he would have expected the commanding officer of the special forces unit responsible, and the then-director special Forces, General Jonathan Page, to refer the allegations to the RMP.

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Roddis is a former commanding officer of The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, and later played a role overseeing special forces.

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