| adjutant |
a military officer who assists a commanding officer in administrative affairs. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjutant general |
a staff officer who serves as chief administrative assistant to the commanding officer of an army corps or division. [3 definitions] |
| Adm. |
abbreviation of "Admiral," a naval commissioned officer of the highest rank, or the commander of a fleet or squadron. |
| admiral |
a naval commissioned officer of the highest rank; the commander of a fleet or squadron. [1/2 definitions] |
| agent |
a law-enforcement or intelligence officer. [1/5 definitions] |
| aide |
a military officer who serves as confidential assistant to a commanding officer such as a general. [1/2 definitions] |
| aide-de-camp |
a military or naval officer serving as assistant to a general or admiral. |
| attorney general |
the chief law officer and legal advisor of a state or nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| bluecoat |
one who wears a blue coat or uniform, esp. a police officer or a Union soldier in the U.S. Civil War. |
| boatswain |
a warrant officer on a warship, or in domestic service a petty officer responsible for a ship's gear such as rigging, anchors, and the like. |
| bobby |
(chiefly British; old-fashioned; informal) a police officer, esp. one who patrols on foot. |
| brigadier general |
a U.S. military officer ranking above a colonel and below a major general. |
| cadet |
a student in a military academy; person training to be a military officer. |
| capias |
a legal document directing an officer to arrest a specific person. |
| captain |
the chief officer of a merchant vessel or a commercial airplane. [4/8 definitions] |
| caseload |
the number of cases assigned, as to a social worker or parole officer, or handled, as by a court or welfare agency, at one time or during a specified period. |
| casting vote |
the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to break a tie, as in a legislative body. |
| centurion |
in ancient Rome, an officer in command of a company of about one hundred men. |
| CEO |
abbreviation of "chief executive officer." |
| chief of staff |
(usu. cap.) the head staff officer in the U.S. Department of the Army or Air Force, or the head staff officer of any of various major units in the U.S. or other military forces. [1/2 definitions] |
| churchwarden |
in the Anglican Church, a lay officer who manages the secular or legal affairs of the church. [1/3 definitions] |