experienced officer

collocation in English

meaningsofexperiencedandofficer

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experienced
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ənst/us
/ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ənst/
having skill or knowledge because you have done something ...
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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 ofexperiencedandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Braithwaite was a highlyexperiencedofficer.
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I am assured that even anexperiencedofficerwill take at least two hours to fill them in.
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Recruits will receive about seven months training before they are allowed to patrol unaccompanied by a moreexperiencedofficer.
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When will one be formulated and will there be a senior,experiencedofficerdirecting it?
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He is anexperiencedofficerand has much knowledge of jungle fighting.
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It would be very greatly to the advantage of the battalion to have anexperiencedofficer.
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Anexperiencedofficerhas been selected for the post, and is to take up duty as soon as this can be arranged.
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Anexperiencedofficermay resign or leave to join another force, and it takes time for his replacement to get the necessary training and experience.
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Have they been flown by anyexperiencedofficer?
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One hopes that the case is being handled by a trained andexperiencedofficerfrom a domestic violence unit.
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Thatexperiencedofficercould not help me as to that meaning.
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That shows the need for more central authority, with a veryexperiencedofficerto advise it, which can stimulate the provincial governments in this very important matter.
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It is unpardonable waste if the lack of efficient tools halves the effectiveness of anexperiencedofficer whose full effort is needed in the war against crime.
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A very distinguished andexperiencedofficertold me that a result of those conditions was that men were often cut off from everything with which they were connected.
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The relationship between the young emperor andexperiencedofficerquickly deteriorated.
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Anjot, anexperiencedofficer, would fight in the face of defeat, but his aim was to save his men's lives.
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Many constabularies have a domestic violence unit with trained, experienced officers.
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The shortage of experienced officers was acute, and even retired officers of an advanced age were called up.
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A larger proportion of experienced officers would surely be welcome.
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