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commanding officer
noun
- Army. a commander of any rank from second lieutenant to colonel.
commanding officer
noun
- an officer in command of a military unit
Word History and Origins
Origin of commanding officer1
Example Sentences
To hear soldiers complain - about their commanding officers, orders and lack of equipment - is hardly unusual.
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.
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.
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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