retired officer

collocation in English

meaningsofretiredandofficer

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retired
adjective
uk
/rɪˈtaɪəd/us
/rɪˈtaɪrd/
If someone is retired, they have stopped working permanently, usually because ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us
/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition ofretiredandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is aretiredofficer, and no longer liable to recall for service.
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Permission to take up employment in industry has been sought by two serving officers and oneretiredofficerin the last 10 years.
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A regimental headquarters in such circumstances would probably involve aretiredofficerwith some clerical assistance.
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My point is that at one time, when he was aretiredofficer, he did make such speeches and was associated with certain views.
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It has been said by an eminentretiredofficerthat delay would be a serious blow to morale.
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Aretiredofficerwith £1,000 a year has a rebate of £53.
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I went to the very charming, courteousretiredofficer, a major, who has been put in charge of the whole district.
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Non-industrial civil servants (includingretiredofficergrades) whose salary exceeds £1,200 a year are not eligible to participate in assisted travel schemes.
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When a pension was granted to theretiredofficeror retired civil servant, it was a pension of a given value.
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But there is a very considerable distinction between his position and that of theretiredofficer.
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That tribunal — again for the first time — will include one member who is aretiredofficerfrom the ranks of the appellant's own staff association.
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Aretiredofficerhas a liability, under his original terms of service, to recall, up to the age specified in his particular case.
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There is no ceiling on the number of times an officer orretiredofficercan use the benevolent fund facilities.
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Now it is pretty well a case of theretiredofficerhaving to go as batman to somebody else.
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As aretiredofficerhe has the right to his rank, and is entitled to wear uniform.
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Surely this is where theretiredofficer, with his tremendous knowledge of handling personnel, could step into the breach better than anyone else could.
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It is aretiredofficerwho is at present an official.
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The staff consists of aretiredofficer, eight sergeant recruiters and three civilian clerks.
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This is less than is received by theretiredofficer, but, on the other hand, these officers have the prospect of further employment.
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Certainly is an insult to those officers who have been passed over in favour of thisretiredofficer.
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