Synonyms

military_officer

Examples

"an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

Used in print

Both Cook 's and Russell 's lives were threatened by the Mexicans following the killing , but the company officers felt that in_the_end , it would serve to quiet them despite their immediate emotion .

They caught Trig stealing liquor from the officers ' mess , and he got a_couple_of girls in_trouble .

The redcoat officer collapsed like a punctured bolster , and the horse reared and threw him from the saddle , except that one booted foot caught in the stirrup .

In my recollection , there was a long interval between the death of the officer and the appearance of the first of the retreating redcoats , and in that interval the dust_cloud over the road seems to hover indefinitely .

The front of their column had already passed us , when another officer came riding down the side of the road , not five paces from where we were .

Related terms

serviceman commanding_officer adjutant desk_officer noncommissioned_officer executive_officer chief_of_staff brass_hat inspector_general naval_officer commissioned_officer army_officer warrant_officer military_adviser military

Synonyms

officeholder

Examples

"he is an officer of the court" "the club elected its officers for the coming year"

Used in print

Cattle stealing and killing , again serious during the spring of 1891 , placed the land_grant company officers in a perplexing position .

Operating in 1887 was the `` Valley_Telegraph_Line '' , officers of which were E._C._Orvis , president ; H._K._Fowler , vice-president and secretary ; J._N._Hard , treasurer ; F._H._Walker , superintendent ; H._S._Walker , assistant superintendent .

The officers were John_Marsden , president ; John_C._Blackmer , vice-president ; George_Smith , treasurer ; and William_F._Orvis , secretary .

generous public provision for the infirm ; democratic and secret elections of all officers including priests , meals taken publicly in common refectories ; a common habit or uniform prescribed for all citizens ; even houses changed once a decade ; six hours of manual_labor a day for all but a handful of magistrates and scholars , and careful measures to prevent anyone from shirking ; no private_property , no money ; no sort of pricing at_all for any goods or services , and therefore no market in the economic sense of the term .

Related terms

official sergeant_at_arms probation_officer

Synonyms

policeman police_officer

Examples

"it was an accident, officer"

Used in print

As they were riding along this winding road on the bench of land between the two bluffs , a volley of rifle fire suddenly crashed around the two officers .

The officer demanded the names of the injured men ; the Mexicans not_only refused to give them , but told the possemen if they wanted a fight they could have it .

The gunfire , which was so near that it seemed just a piece up the road now , stopped for long enough to count to twenty ; and in that brief interval , a redcoat officer came tearing down the road , whipping his horse fit to kill .

With a hard eye , she informed Moll : `` Do n't sure_'_nuff me , officer .

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lawman detective bull captain inspector trooper police_constable motorcycle_cop Mountie police_matron bobby traffic_cop shoofly trooper gendarme police

Used in print

If internal frictions arose , they could be handled by the 25000 - man Congolese army , the Force_Publique , which had been trained and was still officered by white Belgians .

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command

Synonyms

ship's_officer

Examples

"he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"

Used in print

He who had tried so hard , who had yearned so passionately to be a great officer .

Related terms

mariner master mate sailing_master supercargo purser steward privateer