commissioned officer

com·mis·sioned officer (k-mshnd)

n.

An officer who holds a commission and ranks as a second lieutenant or above in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or as an ensign or above in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard.

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commissioned officer

Noun

a military officer holding a rank by a commission

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

commissioned officer - a military officer holding a commission 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" commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy judge advocate - an officer assigned to the judge advocate general judge advocate general - the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military line officer - a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer) 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" ranker - a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status staff officer - a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff supply officer - a commissioned officer responsible for logistics