commanding officer

noun

The officer in command of, and typically having ultimate authority over, a military unit.

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COcommandantcommander
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Meanings

nouncommanding officer (plural commanding officers)

plural commanding officers

  1. The officer in command of, and typically having ultimate authority over, a military unit.

    Synonyms: CO

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe officer in command of, and typically having ultimate authority over, a military unit.

Similar
CO

More synonyms by meaning

nounan officer in command of a military unit

Similar
commandantcommander
Broader
military officerofficer
Also see
commandantcommander

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic قَائِد, قُمَنْدَان
  • قَائِد (qāʔid)officer in command of a military unit
  • قُمَنْدَان (qumandān)officer in command of a military unit
  • آمِر (ʔāmir)officer in command of a military unit
Bulgarian команди́р
  • команди́р (komandír)officer in command of a military unit
Chinese Mandarin 指揮官 /指挥官, 指揮員 /指挥员
  • 指揮官 /指挥官 (zhǐhuīguān)officer in command of a military unit
  • 指揮員 /指挥员 (zhǐhuīyuán)officer in command of a military unit
Czech velitel
  • velitelofficer in command of a military unit
Danish kommandant, befalingsmand
  • kommandantofficer in command of a military unit
  • befalingsmandofficer in command of a military unit
Finnish komentaja
  • komentajaofficer in command of a military unit
French commandant, chef de corps
  • commandantofficer in command of a military unit
  • chef de corpsofficer in command of a military unit
German Kommandeur, Befehlshaber
  • Kommandeurofficer in command of a military unit
  • Befehlshaberofficer in command of a military unit
Greek αρχηγός, διοικητής
  • αρχηγός (archigós)officer in command of a military unit
  • διοικητής (dioikitís)officer in command of a military unit
Hebrew מְפַקֵּד
  • מְפַקֵּד (m'fakéd)officer in command of a military unit
Hungarian parancsnok
  • parancsnokofficer in command of a military unit
Irish oifigeach ceannais
  • oifigeach ceannaisofficer in command of a military unit
Italian comandante
  • comandanteofficer in command of a military unit
Japanese 指揮官
  • 指揮官 (shikikan)officer in command of a military unit
Korean 지휘관
  • 지휘관 (jihwigwan)officer in command of a military unit
Latvian komandieris
  • komandierisofficer in command of a military unit
Lithuanian vadas
  • vadasofficer in command of a military unit
Norwegian Bokmål kommandant
  • kommandantofficer in command of a military unit
Persian امیر, فرمانده
  • امیر (amir)officer in command of a military unit
  • فرمانده (farmânde)officer in command of a military unit
Polish dowódca
  • dowódcaofficer in command of a military unit
Portuguese comandante
  • comandanteofficer in command of a military unit
Romanian comandant
  • comandantofficer in command of a military unit
Russian команди́р
  • команди́р (komandír)officer in command of a military unit
Slovak veliteľ
  • veliteľofficer in command of a military unit
Spanish comandante
  • comandanteofficer in command of a military unit
Swedish befälhavare
  • befälhavareofficer in command of a military unit
Turkish kumandan, komutan
  • kumandanofficer in command of a military unit
  • komutanofficer in command of a military unit
Ukrainian команди́р
  • команди́р (komandýr)officer in command of a military unit
Vietnamese tư lệnh
  • tư lệnhofficer in command of a military unit
Yiddish קאָמאַנדיר
  • קאָמאַנדיר (komandir)officer in command of a military unit
Cite this entry
APA

commanding officer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commanding%20officer

MLA

“commanding officer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commanding%20officer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commanding officer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commanding%20officer.

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