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      officer
      noun
      One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
      One who holds a public office.
      A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
      (colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
      An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
      A suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Cardinia, Victoria, Australia
      A surname.
      verb
      (transitive) To supply with officers.
      (transitive) To command as or like an officer.
      Roots
      faciofic- · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for officer
      policemannofficiaryadjofficeholdernsergeantnlieutenantnconstablencommandantncommandernpatrolmanndeputyntipstaffnsublieutenantnsuperintendentnpolicewomannbrigadiernpolicengendarmenquartermasterncommissionerninspectorntrooperncaptainn
      Words related to officer
      subofficerhavildarnoncommissionedadjchiefadjnoncomnpatrolwomanadjutantndecurionconstabularynserjeantnsupercargonsubadarcommissarialtidewaiteradjutancyadjfirewardenvcorporaladjcommissarn

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