commissioned military officer

Noun
  1. A commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps (synset 109962718)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: commissioned officer - a military officer holding a commission
    subtypes:
    • captain - an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
    • colonel - a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
    • field officer, field-grade officer, fo - an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
    • general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel
    • lieutenant - a commissioned military officer
    • major - a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
    • marshal, marshall - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
    • subaltern - a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

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