field officer

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Recent Examples of field officer Following that conversation, field officers returned to Borton’s home to gather more evidence to no avail. Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2023 Still, Keron Blair, chief organizing and field officer for the New Georgia Project, a voting rights group, said some voters are concerned. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022 In our case, the process of ordering water involved a field officer using paper forms to request approval from a field manager, who would issue a voucher. Sheeraz Memon, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Sometimes orders are inappropriate, perhaps because they are based on dated and incomplete intelligence and may therefore be ignored by even the most diligent field officer. Lawrence Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for field officer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for field officer
Noun
  • DeForest went on to become a drill sergeant himself, as well as coming in second place in a non-commissioned officer challenge that included a swimming competition.
    Brian Lisik, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The best enlisted soldier and non-commissioned officer will earn the honor of representing Alaska at the regional competition.
    Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022
Noun
  • Kelly Higgins, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, said in the release.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The general, who served as Shagan's commanding officer in Belize, harnesses the soldier's anger and utilizes it for his own purposes by helping to fund and organize the kidnapping and blackmail plots executed by Shagan.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Field officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20officer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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