executive officer

noun

: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel

Examples of executive officer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chakotay may have been Captain Janeway’s executive officer, but Tuvok was her moral center. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

Brian Sims, the ship's executive officer. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 25 June 2026

The board also agreed to hold off on issuing those allowances until CARB’s executive officer takes a close look at them and reports back to the board. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

This article originally characterized Myers as holding that Congress could not limit presidential removal of executive officers. — George Thomas, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above