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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

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 assistant-commissioner, the company officer, the junior form-master, the slum-curate—these are they that propel the ship of State.

From A Safety Match by Ian Hay

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