action officer
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7.7
- noun
- Jargon
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oficial de acción
- The affirmative action officer played a significant role in oversight.
- an affirmative action officer
Examples
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In this case, the chair kept the affirmative action officer informed throughout the process, providing her with the same data noted earlier regarding the numbers of applicants and relevant percentages.
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Even the affirmative action officer conceded that it would be unlawful to use race as a factor in hiring.
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As noted earlier, the affirmative action officer played a pivotal role.
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It should be noted that throughout the search process, John Jay's affirmative action officer was kept apprised of the department's progress in meeting minority hiring goals.
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The action officer coordinated the entire operation from start to finish.
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During the covert mission, the action officer was responsible for ensuring all tasks were completed efficiently.
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As an experienced action officer, she led the team in executing sensitive assignments with precision.
Synonyms
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2.4
A person in the army, navy, or air force who gives orders
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7.3
A person who works as a secret agent or detective
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3.2
A person in charge of soldiers who gives orders and leads them
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3.5
A person allowed by law to do one specific task they are told to do
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3.7
A person who works for the government to collect and report secret information about threats to the country
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A person who leads soldiers and has power to give orders in the army
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7.5
A person who manages secret sources who give information to a spy agency
A person who starts tasks and gets things done
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'action' (taking practical steps) and 'officer' (a military person) transparently suggest an officer associated with carrying out actions or tasks, so a learner who knows both words can infer a general meaning. However, the phrase is specialised military/intelligence jargon with specific role responsibilities and covert/sensitive connotations that are not fully predictable from the parts, so full understanding requires exposure.
Etymology
The term action officer probably comes from military offices where a job was written on a piece of paper as an action, and one officer was given that paper to carry it out. That's why it now means an officer 'in charge of a task or mission'.