as in commanders
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 officers
Parker stars as one of Cameron’s commanding officers, drill sergeant Sullivan.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Cameron also develops a close but complicated mentorship with one of his commanding officers, Sergeant Liam Robert Sullivan (Max Parker), a deputy drill instructor, who also hasn't revealed his sexuality.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Quornelius Radford, had once been arrested by local authorities on suspicion of drunken driving — but his commanding officers had not known about that incident, officials said.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Cameron also develops a close but complicated mentorship with one of his commanding officers, Sergeant Liam Robert Sullivan (Max Parker), a deputy drill instructor, who also hasn't revealed his sexuality.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Quornelius Radford, had once been arrested by local authorities on suspicion of drunken driving — but his commanding officers had not known about that incident, officials said.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commanding officers
commanders
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The lengthening deployments come as Ukrainian commanders in other units have warned of personnel issues, acknowledging that the army will never match the manpower of Russia’s far larger military force.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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But Republicans have made no effort to compel military commanders or members of the president's Cabinet to appear publicly and under oath answer questions from lawmakers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Commanding officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commanding%20officers. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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