subordinate officer

collocation in English

meaningsofsubordinateandofficer

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subordinate
adjective
uk
/səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət/us
/səˈbɔːr.dən.ət/
having a lower or less ...
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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 ofsubordinateandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But he must be at least one rank superior to thesubordinateofficer.
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The major or some othersubordinateofficeris appointed to the command.
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He only said that it was owing to the mistake of asubordinateofficer.
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I believe this will go a long way towards strengthening the yards insubordinateofficerposts.
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So he might, but he might numerically be far more likely to be asubordinateofficerof co-ordinate jurisdiction.
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Surely such powers should not be put into the hands of anysubordinateofficer.
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In any event, as asubordinateofficeron my staff, it would be improper for him to answer your questions.
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It is not a case that here is something which can be done by some very humblesubordinateofficerof the company without the knowledge of the board.
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Examinations for certain grades of professionalsubordinateofficerwill, it is expected, be held in the course of the coming year, probably in the second half of the year.
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Any disobedience by asubordinateofficerto any order from a superior officer was reason for death.
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In others the provost existed as asubordinateofficer.
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A "superior officer" is an officer with a higher rank than another officer, who is a "subordinateofficer" relative to the superior.
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In many navies, a sub-lieutenant is a naval commissioned orsubordinateofficer, ranking below a lieutenant.
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Nor was he predisposed to discuss his command decisions with asubordinateofficer.
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The objective of the third period is the development of the cadet to meet the positions and functions ofsubordinateofficerand captain.
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The sentence given was the indefinite inhabilitation of command in the armed forces, establishing that he could only serve as asubordinateofficer.
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Daschner and thesubordinateofficerremained in duty.
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Princes, 'scribal gentries', warrior noblemen, 'martial communities', subordinate officers in the so-called autonomous 'village communities', were given much greater security of tenure than they had ever had before.
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Buildings to be removed and re-erected, housing subordinate officers and working men.
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There is a decrease of no fewer than 25 warrant officers, while there is an increase of 98 subordinate officers.
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