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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Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Experts and onlookers have questioned with growing concern whether these strikes are legal, and whether military lawyers that the Pentagon has encouraged commanders to ignore had signed off on the operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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