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commanding officer

n. Abbr. CO

A military officer in charge of a unit, post, camp, base, or station.

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commanding officer - an officer in command of a military unit

commandant, commander

SACLANT, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic - commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council

SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander Europe - commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

commander in chief, generalissimo - the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief"

military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

wing commander - (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain

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commanding officer n → comandante m

commanding officer n → commandant m

commanding officer command n → befehlshabender Offizier m

commanding officer n → comandante m

Our commanding officer had said all in his power to encourage and promote this good disposition, from the first moment he had been acquainted with it.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

The homeward march being somewhat tardy,--owing to the un- soldierlike behaviour of certain corporals, who, being gentlemen of sedentary pursuits in private life and excitable out of doors, broke several windows with their bayonets, and rendered it imperative on the commanding officer to deliver them over to a strong guard, with whom they fought at intervals as they came along,--it was nine o'clock when the locksmith reached home.

Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context

The commanding officer inclined a grizzled head perceptibly, and no more.

Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context

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