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line officer

line officer noun: a commissioned officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions.

Noun

line officer (plural line officers)

  1. (US) A commissioned officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions.

Forms of line officer

pluralline officers

Questions about line officer

What does line officer mean?
Line officer means a commissioned officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions.
What part of speech is line officer?
Line officer is a noun.
What is the plural of line officer?
The plural of line officer is line officers.

Words near line officer in the dictionary

  1. line of succession
  2. line of supply
  3. line of thought
  4. line of work
  5. line off
  6. line officer
  7. line officers
  8. line one's pockets
  9. line out
  10. line outs
  11. line plot

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