as in field officer
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Recent Examples of commissioned officer
DeForest went on to become a drill sergeant himself, as well as coming in second place in a non-commissioned officer challenge that included a swimming competition.
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Brian Lisik, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
The best enlisted soldier and non-commissioned officer will earn the honor of representing Alaska at the regional competition.
—Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022
The Russian officer corp and non-commissioned officer corp have been blamed for much of the initial Russian failures.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
Before earning his commission, Glover was the first black staff non-commissioned officer to serve in many of his units.
—Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021
Of the hundreds who enter, two victors emerge: a best soldier, and a best non-commissioned officer.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Oct. 2021
There's a uniform worn by Roberta Wells Leidner, a non-commissioned officer with the U.S. Marines, who worked in public affairs.
—Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021
Any of these actions would end an officer or senior non-commissioned officer’s (NCO) career.
—Robert M. Berg, National Review, 19 May 2021
Columbia, South Carolina — A White Army non-commissioned officer seen in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been charged with third-degree assault.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2021
Brian Lisik, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
The best enlisted soldier and non-commissioned officer will earn the honor of representing Alaska at the regional competition.
—Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022
The Russian officer corp and non-commissioned officer corp have been blamed for much of the initial Russian failures.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
Before earning his commission, Glover was the first black staff non-commissioned officer to serve in many of his units.
—Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021
Of the hundreds who enter, two victors emerge: a best soldier, and a best non-commissioned officer.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Oct. 2021
There's a uniform worn by Roberta Wells Leidner, a non-commissioned officer with the U.S. Marines, who worked in public affairs.
—Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021
Any of these actions would end an officer or senior non-commissioned officer’s (NCO) career.
—Robert M. Berg, National Review, 19 May 2021
Columbia, South Carolina — A White Army non-commissioned officer seen in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been charged with third-degree assault.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioned officer
Noun
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Most of the people who carried the devices that exploded were probably field officers, the local linchpins for cells of fighters who make up the backbone of Hezbollah’s forces.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN,
18 Sep. 2024
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The former field officer, Edward C. Banfield, became a professor and went on to produce books now better known: The Moral Basis of a Backward Society, a study of Sicily, and The Unheavenly City, a devastating treatment of the naivete of modern urban policy.—
Amity Shlaes,
National Review,
10 Jan. 2024
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The commanding officer of the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft that encountered technical issues while shuttling two astronauts to space last June, took responsibility for the issues, while also pointing the blame at everyone else on the mission.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The voice of the commanding officer crackled over the intercom.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Commissioned officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioned%20officer. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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