OFFICER
\ˈɒfɪsə], \ˈɒfɪsə], \ˈɒ_f_ɪ_s_ə]\
Definitions of OFFICER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
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someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
By Princeton University
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any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
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someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.
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To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
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To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
By Oddity Software
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Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.
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To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
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To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
By Noah Webster.
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A person elected by a profit or nonprofit corporation's board of directors, or by the manager of a limited liability company, to manage the day-to-day operations of the organization. Officers generally hold titles such as President or Treasurer. Many states and most corporate bylaws or LLC operating agreements require a corporation or LLC to have a president, secretary and treasurer. Election of a vice president may be required by state law.
By Oddity Software
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A person authorized to perform a certain public duty.
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To furnish with authorized leaders; to command as an authorized leader.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One who holds an office: a person who performs some public office.
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To furnish with officers: to command, as officers.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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One who holds an office.
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One authorised to perform some public duty; one holding a place of authority in the army or navy.
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To furnish or supply with officers.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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