Definition of commanding officer Commanding officer
com•mand•ing of•fic•er
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| commanding officer - an officer in command of a military unit | ||
| commandant, commander | ||
| military officer, officer any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
| saclant, supreme allied commander atlantic commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council | ||
| saceur, supreme allied commander europe commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe | ||
| commander in chief, generalissimo the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief" | ||
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