com·mis·sioned officer (k -m sh nd)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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(Military) 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
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| Noun | 1. |  commissioned officer - a military officer holding a commissionarmed 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 |
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