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company officer

American  

noun

Army and Marine Corps.
  1. a captain or lieutenant serving in a company.


Etymology

Origin of company officer

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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We later learned that in October 2024 he had been disqualified from being a company officer for five years.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

“Look at you - that’s a company officer in the making,” Williamson said as Huber led the Rapid Intervention Team.

From Washington Times • May 14, 2022

He instead sought at most a 10-year bar along with conditions on service as a public company officer or director after that period.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022

Kraft's former chief procurement officer Klaus Hofmann agreed to pay $100,000 and was barred from serving as a public company officer or director for five years in a settlement that is pending court approval.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2021

The company officer walked along the line, paying but little attention to the men; but carefully scrutinizing their arms, to see that they were in perfect order.

From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Paget, Walter

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