military officer
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɔfɪsər/
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oficial (militar)
- A military officer was stationed at the base to oversee daily operations and manage personnel.
- senior military officers
- ranking military officers
- career military officers
There was a uniform British military officer waiting and Clyde thought he must be here for the Kuwaiti royal who was travelling in first class.
- There was a uniform British military officer waiting and Clyde thought he must be here for the Kuwaiti royal who was travelling in first class.
- He's a petty bureaucrat who's acting like a jerk to this this military officer because he can.
- Teachers, coaches, military officers, bosses, doctors or healthcare professionals, therapists, colleagues.
Examples
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Two Colombian officials and an American military officer died in last Thursday's blast.
Fiction book (2002) -
The former two, at least, leave some room for military officers to influence policy.
Academic text (1992) -
Our hotel was full of American military officers.
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War production was generally in the hands of civil servants and military officers.
Academic text (1990) -
So later that day, only a few blocks away, there were two military officers on patrol.
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Among the few serious presidential and vice-presidential candidates, three were military officers on active duty.
Academic text (1992) -
The room is crammed with military officers, Secret Service men, and, at the center, three intimidated doctors.
Fiction book (1991) -
Inside was one man, a military officer in his early sixties, seated on a side-facing seat.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many legislators believe that military officers, by virtue of their training, possess expertise that civilians cannot match.
Academic text (1990) -
While the soldiers successfully defended Georgia against Spanish attacks, military officers sowed uncertainty and confusion by trying to direct civilian affairs.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.4
A person in the army, navy, or air force who gives orders
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3.3
A person who commands soldiers or an army
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3.6
A member of the military who has power from the government to give orders
A person in the military who has official rank and command
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person in the armed forces who holds a position of authority' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'military' (related to soldiers/war) with 'officer' (a person holding rank). This ADJ + NOUN compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The term military officer comes from older use of officer, which meant someone with an 'office' or duty who gave orders, and military simply meant the army or fighting forces. So a military officer is a person in the armed forces who has the power to give orders.