as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base
reported directly to the fort's commanding officer
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Recent Examples of commanding officer
Pike was later charged by his commanding officers with insubordination and treason, and escaped punishment by resigning his command.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
And commanding officer Effie Defrin, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Force, told reporters that most of the images were fake and distributed by Hamas.
—Lorraine Ali, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
But when he gets posted to another town, Giorgio becomes involved with Fosca (Brittney Brown), the cousin of his commanding officer, an obsessive, hyper-intense woman disfigured by epilepsy and capable of love on a level that Giorgio had not previously conceived as even humanly possible.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Nolan Cuevas, commanding officer of the Cutter Tahoma.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
And commanding officer Effie Defrin, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Force, told reporters that most of the images were fake and distributed by Hamas.
—Lorraine Ali, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
But when he gets posted to another town, Giorgio becomes involved with Fosca (Brittney Brown), the cousin of his commanding officer, an obsessive, hyper-intense woman disfigured by epilepsy and capable of love on a level that Giorgio had not previously conceived as even humanly possible.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Nolan Cuevas, commanding officer of the Cutter Tahoma.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commanding officer
Noun
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This cannot be a coincidence, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Washington Post first reported Noem was staying in the commandant’s residence rent-free, while the Daily Mail first reported the secretary moved there in July.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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The commandant had also stayed behind, in his office.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Commanding officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commanding%20officer. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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