commissioned naval officer

Other forms: commissioned naval officers

Definitions of commissioned naval officer
  1. noun
    a commissioned officer in the navy
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    ensign
    a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
    captain, skipper
    the naval officer in command of a military ship
    commander
    a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
    commodore
    a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
    flag officer
    a senior naval officer above the rank of captain
    lieutenant
    an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
    lieutenant commander
    a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
    lieutenant JG, lieutenant junior grade
    an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign
    admiral, full admiral
    the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
    flag captain
    the captain of a flagship
    five-star admiral, fleet admiral
    an admiral of the highest rank
    rear admiral
    an admiral junior to a vice admiral
    vice admiral
    an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral
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    commissioned officer
    a military officer holding a commission
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