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Definition of Commissioned officer
1. Noun. A military officer holding a commission.
Specialized synonyms: Commissioned Military Officer, Commissioned Naval Officer, Judge Advocate, Judge Advocate General, Line Officer, Ranker, Staff Officer, Supply Officer
Generic synonyms: Military Officer, Officer
Definition of Commissioned officer
1. Noun. (military) An officer who derives authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commissioned Officer
Literary usage of Commissioned officer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1894)
"engine-room artificer relieves an engineer officer in his watch and performs
similar duties ; the latter is a commissioned officer, whilst the engine-room ..."
2. pennsylvania archives by Pennsylvania State Library, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (1853)
"That every commander of any ship of war or armed vessel, commissioned officer,
warrant officer, marine or seaman belonging to tho United States of America, ..."
3. A Treatise on the Statute of Frauds: As it Regards Declarations in Trust by William Roberts (1807)
"... seaman, non-commissioned officer of marines, or marine* do amount to the value
of twenty pounds, nor more than the sum of one pound eight shillings and ..."
4. A Treatise on the Military Law of the United States: Together with the by George Breckenridge Davis (1913)
"Abuse by non-commissioned officer of his authority over an inferior. ...
Forfeiture of $3; for non-commissioned officer, reduction and forfeiture of $5. ..."
5. Military Laws of the United States: Including Those Relating to the Army by Abner Riviere Hetzel, d., United States (1846)
"Any non-commissioned officer or soldier who shall, jf his troop, company, or
detachment, shall, upon being convicted themselves with- thereof, be punished, ..."
6. The Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn (1842)
"bate, &c. or petty officer, or seaman, or commission or non-commissioned officer
of marines or marine; or if any person shall fraudulently receive or demand ..."
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