Meanings
noundistrict officer (plural district officers)
plural district officers
- CommonwealthHong KonggovernmentA commissioned civil servant in charge of a district, especially those in the colonies and ex-colonies.
- An entry-level commissioned officer rank used by some paramilitary forces.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 民政事務專員 /民政事务专员, 政務專員 /政务专员
- 民政事務專員 /民政事务专员 (man⁴ zing³ si⁶ mou⁶ zyun¹ jyun⁴)civil servant
- 政務專員 /政务专员 (zing³ mou⁶ zyun¹ jyun⁴)civil servant
- 民政主任civil servant
- 理民官 (pre-1982 N.T.)civil servant
Chinese Mandarin 民政事務專員 /民政事务专员, 政務專員 /政务专员
- 民政事務專員 /民政事务专员 (mínzhèng shìwù zhuānyuán)civil servant
- 政務專員 /政务专员 (zhèngwù zhuānyuán)civil servant
- 民政主任 (mínzhèng zhǔrèn)civil servant
- 理民官 (lǐmínguān)civil servant
Hindi जिला अधिकारी
- जिला अधिकारी (jilā adhikārī)civil servant
Malay pegawai daerah
- pegawai daerahcivil servant
Tamil திசையுடையவர்
- திசையுடையவர் (ticaiyuṭaiyavar)civil servant
Urdu ضلعی افسر
- ضلعی افسرparamilitary rank
Cite this entry
APA
district officer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/district%20officer
MLA
“district officer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/district%20officer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “district officer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/district%20officer.
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