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nounany person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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nounsomeone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
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nouna person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
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nouna member of a police force
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verbdirect or command as an officertype of:
Examples of officer
- "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
- "he is an officer of the court"
- "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
- "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
- "it was an accident, officer"