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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

Jennifer Erickson, a woman listed as a company officer, declined immediate comment when reached by phone on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022

“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

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

Aside from this, under the established regulations and rulings of the Treasury and War Departments, "a soldier, on receiving and accepting a commission as a company officer, is not entitled to traveling allowances."

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

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