officer
[noun]
Synonyms: official, agent, appointee, executive, functionary, office-holder, representative

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English Thesaurus: the army, the armed forces, soldier, troops, serviceman/servicewoman, ...

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of‧fi‧cer S1 W1 /ˈɒfəsə, ˈɒfɪsə $ ˈɒːfəsər, ˈɑː-/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: office, officer, official, officialdom, officialese, officiousness; adverb: officially ≠ unofficially, officiously; adjective: official ≠ unofficial, officious; verb: officiate]

1. someone who is in a position of authority in the army, navy etc
an army/naval/military etc officer
a commanding officer of the SAS

2. someone who is in a position in an organization or the government:
a prison officer
the chief medical officer
a former Cabinet officer
the public information officer ⇒ chief executive officer, ⇒ press officer at press office, ⇒ probation officer, returning officer

3. a member of the police Synonym : police officer, policeman, policewoman:
a request for 400 more officers

4. Officer American English a title for a policeman or policewoman:
Officer Murdoch

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officer
noun
I. in the army, navy, etc.
ADJ. air force, army, military, naval | commanding, high-ranking, ranking, senior, superior The decision rests with the ranking officer (= the most senior officer present).
junior, petty | commissioned, non-commissioned | recruiting | duty He telephoned the duty officer at regimental headquarters.
uniformed | retired
VERB + OFFICER salute to salute a superior officer
OFFICER + VERB command sth the officer commanding the infantry
OFFICER + NOUN cadet, corps
 ⇒ Note at RANK

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officer
II. in the government or other organization
ADJ. chief, principal, senior | full-time, part-time | presiding, responsible, supervising Report the incident to the responsible officer. the officer responsible for implementing the scheme
regional | administrative, customs, environmental health, financial, liaison, medical, press, trading standards, training, welfare
VERB + OFFICER be, work as | be appointed (as), become | have The charity has a full-time press officer working with the national newspapers.

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officer
III. policeman/policewoman
ADJ. police | chief, senior, superior | junior | investigating | duty We spoke to the duty officer at the police station.
uniformed | plain-clothes | undercover
OFFICER + VERB investigate sth officers investigating the murder
patrol sth | raid sth, swoop on sth (informal) Officers raided an address in south London, seizing bomb-making equipment.
seize sth | arrest sb
 ⇒ See POLICEMAN

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officer
noun
1.
BAD: Most of my friends got jobs as shop assistants or officers.
GOOD: Most of my friends got jobs as shop assistants or office workers.

Usage Note:
officer = a person with a position of rank or authority, especially someone in the armed forces, police force or government service: 'a club for army officers and their families', 'local government officers', 'a customs officer'
office worker = a person who works in an office: 'Between five and six the trains are packed with office workers.'

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2.
BAD: A British Airways officer told us that there was a delay.
GOOD: A British Airways official told us that there was a delay.

Usage Note:
official = a person with a position of authority in an organization: 'WHO officials are monitoring the spread of the disease.'

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the army the part of a country's military force that is trained to fight on land:
Her son joined the army in 2002.
an army commander
the armed forces (also the military especially American English, the services British English, the service American English) the army, navy, and air force:
He served in the armed forces for many years.
Riley joined the military after graduating from high school.
soldier someone who is in the army, especially someone who is not an officer:
Three soldiers were killed in an hour-long gun battle.
troops soldiers, especially those who are taking part in a military attack:
The government sent more troops to Iraq.
serviceman/servicewoman a man or woman who is in the army, air force, or navy:
The hospital treats injured servicemen and women.
officer a high-ranking member of the army, air force, or navy who is in charge of a group of soldiers, sailors etc:
an army officer
join up British English, enlist American English to join the army:
He joined up when he was 18.
be called up British English, be drafted American English to be ordered to serve in the army by the government:
He was drafted into the US army in 1943.
Reserve soldiers were being called up.
conscription (also the draft American English) a government policy of ordering people to serve in the army:
Conscription was introduced in 1916.
He had left the country to avoid the draft.

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