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commissioned officer
noun
- a military or naval officer holding rank by commission.
commissioned officer
noun
- a military officer holding a commission, such as Second Lieutenant in the British Army, Acting Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force, and officers of all ranks senior to these
commissioned officer
- An officer of a country's armed services whose rank is confirmed by a government document (a commission). In many countries, including the United States, commissioned officers in the navy are those of the rank of ensign and above, and in the army and air force those of the rank of lieutenant and above.
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Example Sentences
A telegraphed order to the commander of the Sixteenth New York Cavalry ordered a commissioned officer, Lieutenant Edward P. Doherty, to report to Luther Byron Baker.
VMI has said over the years that it’s one of the highest producers of minority commissioned officers.
The newly commissioned officers will serve at least five years.
The academy in Annapolis educates more than 4,400 midshipmen who graduate as commissioned officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.
The current police chief is Black, as are about 58 percent of the department’s commissioned officers.
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