executive officer
noun
: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel
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The Space Force has not announced who will be the new executive officer for the Assured Access to Space program, nor what Panzenhagen’s new assignment will be.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Bruckheimer also suggested that Denzel Washington, who played an idealistic executive officer locked in a heated battle for control of a nuclear submarine against Gene Hackman’s domineering commanding officer, might be convinced to take another trip beneath the waves.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 July 2025
Firefighters from the Philadelphia Fire Department, using a search dog, continued to sift through the rubble in the Nicetown neighborhood Sunday afternoon, looking for victims and what caused the blast, according to Daniel McCarty, the fire department's executive officer.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 June 2025
The University of Michigan recently assigned 24-hour security to its regents and executive officers in response to ongoing harassment, property damage and personal threats, The Detroit News reported.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Bruckheimer also suggested that Denzel Washington, who played an idealistic executive officer locked in a heated battle for control of a nuclear submarine against Gene Hackman’s domineering commanding officer, might be convinced to take another trip beneath the waves.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 July 2025
Firefighters from the Philadelphia Fire Department, using a search dog, continued to sift through the rubble in the Nicetown neighborhood Sunday afternoon, looking for victims and what caused the blast, according to Daniel McCarty, the fire department's executive officer.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 June 2025
The University of Michigan recently assigned 24-hour security to its regents and executive officers in response to ongoing harassment, property damage and personal threats, The Detroit News reported.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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“Executive officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20officer. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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