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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


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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

Stallings said in an interview that he had not been personally served the case, a claim Serpe disputed, noting that another company officer was given the complaint.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 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

There were but eight British officers; including the colonel, major, and adjutant, and one company officer to each two companies.

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

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