1. An officer in command of a military unit
   - commanding officer, commandant 
2. Someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others 
3. A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain 
4. An officer in the airforce
   - air force officer

Derived forms: commanders

See also: command, commandership

Type of: commissioned naval officer, leader, man, military man, military officer, military personnel, officer, serviceman, servicewoman

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