officer of the guard
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. Abbreviations: OG, O.G.
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How to use officer of the guard in a sentence
Rafferty told me Mr. Lanier was officer-of-the-guard, and everybody else was at the dance.
Lanier of the Cavalry | Charles KingThen 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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British Dictionary definitions for officer of the guard
a junior officer whose duty is to command a ceremonial guard: Abbreviation: OG
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