inexperienced officer

collocation in English

meaningsofinexperiencedandofficer

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inexperienced
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ənst/us
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪr.i.ənst/
having little knowledge ...
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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 ofinexperiencedandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I think that those sentences tell of a perfect partnership between the highly experienced non-commissioned officer and a younginexperiencedofficer.
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Worley sometimes would have aninexperiencedofficerin charge of loading cargo on the ship while the more experienced man was confined to quarters.
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I am extremely sorry that the council has found itself in a muddle, because of an inexperienced officer's mistake.
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That would be better than leaving the conduct of affairs to relatively inexperienced officers.
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It is little short of scandalous that this vital function continues to be performed by untrained and perhaps even inexperienced officers.
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I understand that accidents occurred before because inexperienced officers, during or immediately after the war, put the wrong fuses into the shells, with the result that they burst too soon.
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One factor that has led to the break-down in confidence is the over-use of somewhat callow, inexperienced officers who are drafted into an area without any real knowledge of it.
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As a consequence, inexperienced officers sometimes found their way into positions of high responsibility.
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Demilitarisation and lack of training means that the army is forced to mobilise auxiliary units from the general public, led by ineffective and inexperienced officers.
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According to the report, inexperienced officers were deliberately overlooking behavioral violations and contraband items for their own safety.
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