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officer

[aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-] / ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə- /
NOUN
person who has high position in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agent chief civil servant deputy director executive leader manager official representative
STRONG
President appointee bureaucrat dignitary functionary head magistrate officeholder
WEAK
organization administrator public servant
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee
NOUN
person in law enforcement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captain deputy detective police police officer
STRONG
arm badge centurion cop flatfoot noncom sergeant sheriff
WEAK
black and white mounty

Example Sentences

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At a Pentagon news conference on Thursday, America's most senior military officer Gen Dan Caine presented a map which showed a "blockade line" stretching from the eastern tip of Oman to Iran's border with Pakistan.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The bull market still deserves the benefit of the doubt says Keith Lerner, chief investment officer and chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Mr. Ramaswamy is chief legal and policy officer and Mr. Perault head of AI policy at Andreessen Horowitz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“It is reprehensible that a state corrections officer can be seduced by greed and manipulated by others to commit such crimes that endanger the public,” Hochman said in the statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Before I board the plane, an immigration officer peers inside my suitcase.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar