female officer

collocation in English

meaningsoffemaleandofficer

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female
adjective
uk
/ˈfiː.meɪl/us
/ˈfiː.meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that can give birth to young or ...
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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 offemaleandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffemale officer

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The search was authorised by the senior officer and carried out by afemaleofficerin accordance with the standard procedures.
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Under this arrangement a male officer may claim £10 and afemaleofficersix guineas.
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Secondly, that in no circumstances should a male officer be authorised to call on a woman living alone without having afemaleofficerwith him.
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Nevertheless, that does not affect the central issue of whether it is right to penalise a male officer and not afemaleofficer.
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The cooking is under the superintendence of afemaleofficer, who has passed through the cookery school.
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I refer for convenience to a male officer, but in the modern police force it is quite likely that afemaleofficermay find herself in the same situation.
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I sincerely hope that the police will be asked to ensure that wherever possible women subjected to this sort of search will have the search undertaken by afemaleofficer.
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Following the trial's success, eleven female sailors and onefemaleofficercommenced submarine training in 1998.
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She is a parody of every exploitedfemaleofficerin the history of science fiction.
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Following the trial's success, eleven female sailors and onefemaleofficercommenced training for the submarine service in 1998.
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In 1972, the firstfemaleofficerwas sworn in.
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The squadron was assigned its firstfemaleofficerin 1973, remarkable for a remote location.
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Easterling agreed, and was duly elected as the firstfemaleofficerin either of the labor federations two senior positions.
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Thefemaleofficerholding the position is in charge of ensuring more opportunities and a suitable environment for female soldiers, as well as better enhancing their skills.
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