as in commander
one in official command especially of a military force or base
reported directly to the fort's commanding officer
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Recent Examples of commanding officer
Pike was later charged by his commanding officers with insubordination and treason, and escaped punishment by resigning his command.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
And commanding officer Effie Defrin, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Force, told reporters that most of the images were fake and distributed by Hamas.
—Lorraine Ali, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
But when he gets posted to another town, Giorgio becomes involved with Fosca (Brittney Brown), the cousin of his commanding officer, an obsessive, hyper-intense woman disfigured by epilepsy and capable of love on a level that Giorgio had not previously conceived as even humanly possible.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Nolan Cuevas, commanding officer of the Cutter Tahoma.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
And commanding officer Effie Defrin, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Force, told reporters that most of the images were fake and distributed by Hamas.
—Lorraine Ali, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
But when he gets posted to another town, Giorgio becomes involved with Fosca (Brittney Brown), the cousin of his commanding officer, an obsessive, hyper-intense woman disfigured by epilepsy and capable of love on a level that Giorgio had not previously conceived as even humanly possible.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Nolan Cuevas, commanding officer of the Cutter Tahoma.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commanding officer
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These sessions are not abstract or overly theoretical—they are grounded in the real challenges military members face every day, from managing stress before briefing a commander, to building cohesion within diverse units, to navigating conflict across teams.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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That Native American on the seal could be replaced, for instance, by one of the Pilgrims — say William Bradford, the Pilgrim leader, or Miles Standish, the group’s military commander.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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David Forman, deputy commandant of midshipmen, a midshipman who mistook authorized law enforcement as a threat engaged and was injured in the process.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Washington Post first reported Noem was staying in the commandant’s residence rent-free, while the Daily Mail first reported the secretary moved there in July.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Commanding officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commanding%20officer. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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