COMMANDING OFFICER Synonyms: 6 Similar Words

commanding officer

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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 on the Web The measure also would have reworked the composition of the LAPD’s three-member disciplinary panels, known as boards of rights, ensuring that one member is a commanding officer. —

David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 Gleeson recalled going to his commanding officer and asking to go to gunnery school. —

Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024 Marmara, who at the time worked for Pearson as commanding officer of Municipal Services Assessment, a mayoral unit that investigates the performance of city agencies, took sides with Ludemann, the lawsuit says. —

Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024 The proposal would have reworked the system, ensuring that each panel would have have two civilian members and one commanding officer. —

David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for commanding officer

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