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								any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command an officer is responsible for the lives of his men
 2.
								someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
 he is an officer of the court
 the club elected its officers for the coming year
 3.
								a member of a police force
 it was an accident, officer
 4.
								a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
 he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines
 
 'officer' - used as a verb
 5.
								direct or command as an officer
 
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			| 1. Officer / Plural officers
 2. Officer / Past
 officered
 3. Officer / Third Person
 officers
 4. Officer / Present Participle
 officering
 
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