commanding officer
noun
: an officer in command
especially : an officer in the armed forces in command of an organization or installation
Synonyms
- captain
- commandant
- commander
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Example Sentences
He reported the incident to his commanding officer. reported directly to the fort's commanding officer
Recent Examples on the Web Shishimarin’s commanding officer who told him to shoot. 
Ian Lovett, WSJ, 22 May 2022 The commanding officer of the USS George Washington, Capt. Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 3 May 2022 The commanding officer of the region, Lt. Gen. Oleksandr Pavliuk, toured the front with a group of journalists. Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022 The announcement came just a month after Sewell appointed Inspector Carlos Ortiz as the new commanding officer of SVD. Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 30 June 2022 On May 23, a commanding officer in Catcher’s unit telephoned another Russian soldier in the unit, in the call intercepted by Ukrainian intelligence. Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Craig Calavetta had been the commanding officer in Parkland starting 2021 until his removal Friday. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2022 His final naval assignment was as the commanding officer of the USS Dodge County, an LST ship based in New Orleans. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2022 Jones also said the commanding officer wanted him and his colleagues in uniform. Justin Gamble, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 See More
Ian Lovett, WSJ, 22 May 2022 The commanding officer of the USS George Washington, Capt. Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 3 May 2022 The commanding officer of the region, Lt. Gen. Oleksandr Pavliuk, toured the front with a group of journalists. Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022 The announcement came just a month after Sewell appointed Inspector Carlos Ortiz as the new commanding officer of SVD. Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 30 June 2022 On May 23, a commanding officer in Catcher’s unit telephoned another Russian soldier in the unit, in the call intercepted by Ukrainian intelligence. Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Craig Calavetta had been the commanding officer in Parkland starting 2021 until his removal Friday. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2022 His final naval assignment was as the commanding officer of the USS Dodge County, an LST ship based in New Orleans. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2022 Jones also said the commanding officer wanted him and his colleagues in uniform. Justin Gamble, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1720, in the meaning defined above
commanding officer
noun
as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base reported directly to the fort's commanding officer Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- commander
- commandant
- commander in chief
- commissioned officer
- field officer
- captain