noun
a military officer holding a commission
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑military officer, ↑officer
• Hyponyms:
↑commissioned military officer, ↑commissioned naval officer, ↑judge advocate, ↑judge advocate general, ↑line officer, ↑ranker, ↑staff officer, ↑supply officer
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noun : an officer of the armed forces holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above
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a military or naval officer holding rank by commission.
[1675-85]
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commissioned officer noun
One appointed by commission
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Main Entry: ↑commission
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an officer in the armed forces who has a higher rank, such as a captain or a ↑general
Useful english dictionary. 2012.