officer

officer
noun
1 in the army, navy, etc.
ADJECTIVE
air-force, army, military, naval
commanding, high-ranking, ranking, senior, superior

The decision rests with the ranking officer (= the most senior officer present).

junior, petty

a former navy chief petty officer

commissioned, non-commissioned
warrant
staff
recruiting
duty

He telephoned the duty officer at regimental headquarters.

intelligence

He's a retired Army intelligence officer.

uniformed
retired
VERB + OFFICER
salute

to salute a superior officer

OFFICER + VERB
command sth

the officer commanding the infantry

serve

a former army officer who served in Bosnia

OFFICER + NOUN
corps
cadet (esp. BrE), candidate (AmE)
training
2 in the government or other organization
ADJECTIVE
chief, principal, senior
full-time, part-time
presiding, responsible, supervising (esp. BrE)

Report the incident to the responsible officer.

the officer responsible for implementing the plan

regional
administrative, customs, environmental health (BrE), financial, liaison, medical, press, probation, security, trading standards (BrE), training, welfare (esp. BrE)

an education welfare officer (BrE)

chief executive (abbreviated to CEO), chief financial (abbreviated to CFO), chief information, chief investment, chief marketing, chief operating, chief technology, etc. (all business)
VERB + OFFICER
be, work as
become
appoint (sb)

Khan has been appointed chief executive officer.

have

The charity has a full-time press officer working with the national newspapers.

3 policeman/policewoman ⇨ See also ↑policeman
ADJECTIVE
chief, senior, superior
junior
law enforcement, police
arresting, investigating
duty

We spoke to the duty officer at the police station.

uniformed
plain-clothes
undercover
OFFICER + VERB
investigate sth

officers investigating the murder

patrol sth
raid sth, swoop on sth (BrE, informal)

Officers raided an address in the Pittsburgh area.

100 officers swooped on various south Essex locations.

seize sth
arrest sb

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