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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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Each business purports to be involved in selling clothes and has a single company officer invariably described as an "entrepreneur" who lives in either in Italy, Georgia, Germany, France or Morocco.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2023

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

Each province is divided by the senior inspector into sections, and the responsibility for patrol work and general policing rests on the senior company officer in each station.

From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Worcester, Dean C.

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