military officer

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandofficer

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/
us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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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 ofmilitaryandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He held a degree in literature and had received some training as amilitaryofficer.
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He picked a constitutional commission from a representative group of civilians chaired by his foreign minister, amilitaryofficer, and gave it a year to come up with a constitution.
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That does not apply to a naval or amilitaryofficer.
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But an air officer is not a leader in the sense that amilitaryofficeris.
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In time of invasion or a heavy raid amilitaryofficertakes over.
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Was it amilitaryofficerwho suggested it?
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It is important we should know whether we should be in order in criticising themilitaryofficer.
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At present amilitaryofficerhas no power of discipline over a sailor.
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The appointment of anymilitaryofficeras an additional resident magistrate would in no way affect the power of the existing justices.
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Those words define the matter generally, so that no prosecution can be undertaken merely on the fiat of somemilitaryofficer.
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We do not want a naval or amilitaryofficerpresiding over these tribunals; otherwise the fat will be in the fire.
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Themilitaryofficeris asked to fight and it should be the duty of the civilian to pay.
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Compare a flying officer with amilitaryofficer.
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Themilitaryofficerimagines himself leading his men over the trenches to victory.
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He was given the following receipt, which, it will be noted, is signed by amilitaryofficer.
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You might, under the powers of paragraph (a), appoint amilitaryofficerin each town to be the tribunal.
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I should like to point out in this connection that themilitaryofficerthe moment he goes under canvas starts to draw field allowance.
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Should not the competent air ormilitaryofficerdecide whether these places are suitable or not in each case?
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Since then themilitaryofficerconcerned has "returned to his barracks", to use the time-honoured phrase.
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