| churchwarden |
in the Anglican Church, a lay officer who manages the secular or legal affairs of the church. [1/3 definitions] |
| citizen's arrest |
a legal arrest by a citizen, rather than an officer of the law, as permitted by common or written law. |
| CO2 |
abbreviation of "commanding officer," a military officer in charge of a unit or installation. |
| commandant |
the commanding officer of a military post or of a military organization such as the U.S. Marine Corps. |
| commander |
an officer who leads a military unit. [1/3 definitions] |
| commander in chief |
an officer in charge of a particular armed force. [1/2 definitions] |
| commanding officer |
a military officer in charge of a unit or installation. |
| commission |
to award a commission to (someone) as a military officer. [1/9 definitions] |
| commissioned officer |
a military or naval officer holding a rank by commission. |
| commodore |
in the U.S. Navy until 1899 and again during World War II, a commissioned naval officer ranked below a rear admiral and above a captain. [1/2 definitions] |
| constable |
a peace officer, esp. in a small town or village. [2 definitions] |
| consul general |
the highest ranking consular officer. |
| cop2 |
(informal) a police officer. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| corporal2 |
a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class. |
| Cpl. |
abbreviation of "Corporal," a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class (used in a proper name). |
| crossing guard |
a school official, police officer, or volunteer who directs traffic and helps children to cross the streets around a school. |
| detective |
a person, often a police officer, who conducts investigations. |
| elder1 |
in certain Christian sects, a layman who is a governing officer of the church, or a priest of high order. [1/7 definitions] |
| enlisted man |
a member of the military who is neither a commissioned officer nor a warrant officer. |
| Ens. |
abbreviation of "Ensign," in the U.S. Coast Guard or Navy, one who is a commissioned officer of the lowest rank (used in a proper name). |