commanding officer
noun
: an officer in command
especially
: an officer in the armed forces in command of an organization or installation
Examples of commanding officer in a Sentence
He reported the incident to his commanding officer.
reported directly to the fort's commanding officer
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Walker's 17-and-a-half-year journey with DPD included serving as the commanding officer for the Detroit Police Athletic League during the later stages of her law enforcement career.
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Scott Talley, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
Instead, the War Department was assigned to care for the new Mackinac National Park, with the commanding officer at Fort Mackinac, Major Alfred L. Hough, designated as the park’s first superintendent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Leading the way with his endless reserves of confidence, Montagu enlists his socially inept fellow agent Charles Cholmondeley (David Cumming) to be the brains of the operation and, against all odds, manages to sell the scheme to commanding officer Johnny Bevan (Zoë Roberts).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
National Guard soldiers deployed during protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles have temporarily detained civilians, according to Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, the commanding officer overseeing the response.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Scott Talley, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
Instead, the War Department was assigned to care for the new Mackinac National Park, with the commanding officer at Fort Mackinac, Major Alfred L. Hough, designated as the park’s first superintendent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Leading the way with his endless reserves of confidence, Montagu enlists his socially inept fellow agent Charles Cholmondeley (David Cumming) to be the brains of the operation and, against all odds, manages to sell the scheme to commanding officer Johnny Bevan (Zoë Roberts).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
National Guard soldiers deployed during protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles have temporarily detained civilians, according to Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, the commanding officer overseeing the response.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for commanding officer
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“Commanding officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commanding%20officer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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