Officer Chief Commanding Raided Latin Noun Bre ˈɒfɪsə(R

• army/air-force/naval, etc. officers
• a commissioned/non-commissioned officer
• the matter was passed on to me, as your commanding officer.
• an environmental health officer

officer

1. a person who is in a position of authority in the armed forces
• army/air-force/naval, etc. officers
• a commissioned/non-commissioned officer
• The matter was passed on to me, as your commanding officer.
2. a person who is in a position of authority in the government or a large organization
• see also chief executive officer
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chief-executive-officer
• an environmental health officer
• a customs/prison/welfare officer
• officers of state (= ministers in the government)
• = police officer
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/police-officer
• the officer in charge of the case
• the investigating officer
• Yes, officer, I saw what happened.
3. a title for a police officer
• Officer Dibble

Extra Examples

• 100 officers swooped on various south Essex locations.
• He telephoned the duty officer at regimental headquarters.
• He’s a retired Army intelligence officer.
• Khan has been appointed chief executive officer.
• Officers raided an address in south London, seizing bomb-making equipment.
• Officers raided an address in the Pittsburgh area.
• Report the incident to the responsible officer.
• The charity has a full-time press officer working with the national newspapers.
• The decision rests with the ranking officer.
• We spoke to the duty officer at the police station.
• a former army officer who served in Bosnia
• a former navy chief petty officer
• an education welfare officer
• officers investigating the murder
• the officer commanding the infantry
• the officer responsible for implementing the plan
• to salute a superior officer
• Drug squad officers raided a warehouse near Heathrow.
• I tried to find out who was the officer in charge of the case.
• If you’re concerned, you should go to a student welfare officer to discuss the problem.
• Trading standards officers seized a large number of fake goods.
• Two uniformed officers attended the scene of the accident.
• Voters should report any irregularities to the presiding officer.
• the chief medical officer
• the company’s Chief Executive/Financial Officer

Word Origin

• Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from medieval Latin officiarius, from Latin officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’.