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
In the end, however, Monroe is shot point blank in the head by Peter’s new partner, Adam (David Lyons), who turns out to be President Hagan’s former commanding officer in the military and was installed as a Night Agent to carry out orders specifically on behalf of the corrupt POTUS.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
Commander Joyner is a four-year cadet and commanding officer of the Wilson Central High School Navy JROTC unit, which has more than 100 cadets.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
In exchange, the commanding officer, Kevin Taylor, pressured NYPD officials and City Council members to award the contracts to procure goods and services from the company, which sells panic buttons to school systems, according to an indictment.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
The dispatcher informed the commanding officer that Brown had five working officers and only two were available to provide him assistance at the time.
—Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
Commander Joyner is a four-year cadet and commanding officer of the Wilson Central High School Navy JROTC unit, which has more than 100 cadets.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
In exchange, the commanding officer, Kevin Taylor, pressured NYPD officials and City Council members to award the contracts to procure goods and services from the company, which sells panic buttons to school systems, according to an indictment.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
The dispatcher informed the commanding officer that Brown had five working officers and only two were available to provide him assistance at the time.
—Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commanding officer
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Mikkelsen will take the role of mission commander and Philips the role of pilot.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement resolved that issue on April 3 by detaining Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and Sarinasadat Hosseiny, the niece and grandniece of the late Iranian commander.—
Danielle Pletka,
Washington Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Previously, warfare was about expensive platforms and precision strikes, driving a downsizing in military forces as countries increasingly relied on cutting-edge technology, said Blythe Crawford, former commandant of the RAF’s Air and Space Warfare Centre.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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About 90 minutes after the lockdown took effect, the Naval Academy’s deputy commandant emailed students, telling them that as law enforcement worked to secure the school, a midshipman mistook police for a threat and engaged them, according to the official.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Commanding officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commanding%20officer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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