staff officer

Other forms: staff officers

Definitions of staff officer
  1. noun
    a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff
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    types:
    judge advocate
    a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
    quartermaster general
    a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army
    type of:
    commissioned officer
    a military officer holding a commission
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