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commissioned officer

NOUN
appointed military officer
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Nikki Haley’s husband, a commissioned officer in the U.S.

From New York Times Jan. 11, 2024

He did attend the military academy then — just after Robert E. Lee and before Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman — with the intention of becoming a commissioned officer in the Army.

From Washington Post Jan. 19, 2023

It remains unclear how much staffing will be in the new division and if it will be led by a commissioned officer or other staff.

From Seattle Times Jul. 8, 2022

Scheller faces at Thursday’s scheduled court-martial at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, include disrespect toward superior commissioned officers, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, and dereliction in the performance of duties.

From Washington Times Oct. 12, 2021

A telegraphed order to the commander of the Sixteenth New York Cavalry ordered a commissioned officer, Lieutenant Edward P. Doherty, to report to Luther Byron Baker.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson



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