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commanding_officer

commanding officer

English

Noun

commanding officer ‎(plural commanding officers)

The officer in command of, and typically having ultimate authority over, a military unit.

Synonyms

CO

Hyponyms

commanding general

Translations

officer in command of a military unit

Chinese:
Mandarin: 指揮官 (zh), 指挥官 (zh) ‎(zhǐhuīguān)
Finnish: komentaja (fi)
French: commandant (fr) m
Irish: oifigeach ceannais m

Japanese: 指揮官 ‎(しきかん, shikikan)
Korean: 지휘관 (ko) ‎(jihwigwan)
Polish: dowódca (pl) m
Russian: команди́р (ru) m ‎(komandír)

See also

commander