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Meaning of officer

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  officer
      n 1: any person in the armed services who holds a position of
           authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the
           lives of his men" [syn: {military officer}, {officer}]
      2: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who
         holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court";
         "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn:
         {officeholder}, {officer}]
      3: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
         [syn: {policeman}, {police officer}, {officer}]
      4: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a
         vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
         [syn: {officer}, {ship's officer}]
      v 1: direct or command as an officer

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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