officer of the guard

noun

, Military.

1. an officer, acting under the officer of the day, who is responsible for the instruction, discipline, and performance of duty of the guard in a post, camp, or station. : OG, O.G.

officer of the guard

noun

1. a junior officer whose duty is to command a ceremonial guard OG

Example Sentences

Rafferty told me Mr. Lanier was officer-of-the-guard, and everybody else was at the dance.

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Then he hunted up a subaltern of his own grade whom he knew would probably be the detail for officer-of-the-guard that evening.

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