officers


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officer
n. commander; policeman; appointee

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Officer
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization.

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officer

Noun
1. any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
(synonym) military officer
(hypernym) serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
(hyponym) adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
(synonym) officeholder
(hypernym) official, functionary
(hyponym) probation officer
3. a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
(synonym) policeman, police officer
(hypernym) lawman, law officer, peace officer
(hyponym) bobby
(member-holonym) police, police force, constabulary, law
4. a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
(synonym) ship's officer
(hypernym) mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
(hyponym) master, captain, sea captain, skipper

Verb
1. direct or command as an officer
(hypernym) command
(derivation) ship's officer


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officer
n. důstojník, důstojnice

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officer
Rzecz. oficer; funkcjonariusz/ka; (wyższy) urzędnik