high-ranking officer

collocation in English

meaningsofhigh-rankingandofficer

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high-ranking
adjective
uk
/ˌhaɪˈræŋ.kɪŋ/us
/ˌhaɪˈræŋ.kɪŋ/
having an important position in ...
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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 ofhigh-rankingandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not see why inspection of clubs should be carried out by ahigh-rankingofficerin uniform.
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The most senior officer is likely to be a rear-admiral or anotherhigh-rankingofficer.
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I daresay that he is a popularhigh-rankingofficer.
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At least when the police want a search warrant, they must obtain authorisation from ahigh-rankingofficeror, independently, from a justice of the peace.
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Ahigh-rankingofficerreaches a position when there is no longer hope of further promotion.
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He claimed that there was not onehigh-rankingofficerwho wanted to retain conscription for its own sake.
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I have heard it said by ahigh-rankingofficerthat the country that arms itself beyond what is required for its defence sooner or later likes to exercise that power.
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Usuallyhigh-rankingofficerexchanges were negotiated for specifically named people.
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He is ahigh-rankingofficerin the police and has a no nonsense policy at home.
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He became ahigh-rankingofficerof the society, but resigned in 1906 amid a scandal.
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Barber headed towards the coast at treetop level, searching for the second bomber, not knowing which one carried the targetedhigh-rankingofficer.
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A major general is ahigh-rankingofficer; normally the rank is subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general.
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Opposition members on an investigative congressional committee received death threats and the congressional majority limited any testimony to high-ranking officers.
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As members of the military elite themselves, both historians were usually invited to the weddings of high-ranking officers, and even commented on the quality of food served on these occasions.
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Because high-ranking officers often perceive themselves, and are perceived by others, as ' too senior for training', there are consequently several high-ranking officers with no military training at all.
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There are still some high-ranking officers, both serving and retired, who regret its passing.
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