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Definition of Officer

Officer
Officer Of"fi*cer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Officered; p. pr. & vb. n. Officering.] 1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over. --Marshall. 2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
Officer
Officer Of"fi*cer, n. [F. officier. See Office, and cf. Official, n.] 1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. ``I am an officer of state.' --Shak. 2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. Officer of the day (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp. Officer of the deck, or Officer of the watch (Naut.), the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.

Meaning of Officer from wikipedia

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- non-commissioned officers and warrant officers. However, when used without further detail, the term almost always refers to commissioned officers, the more senior...
- The chief executive officer (CEO), or just chief executive (CE), is the most senior corporate, executive, or administrative officer in charge of managing...
- A General Officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines. The term "general" is used in two ways: as the generic...
- warrant officer (WO) is an officer in a military organisation who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who...
- A chief petty officer is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards. "Chief petty officer" refers to two ranks in the Royal Canadian...
- use pay grade WO-1, warrant officer. A warrant officer (WO-1) is an officer, but not a commissioned officer. Warrant officers (W-1) are "appointed" to their...
- A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies and is given the NATO rank denotion OR-5. In many nations, they are typically equal to...
- States Armed Forces, the ranks of warrant officer (grades W‑1 to W‑5; see NATO: WO1–WO5) are rated as officers above the senior-most enlisted ranks, including...
- A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not earned a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually obtain their position of authority...
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