executive officer
noun
: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel
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With no way to contact Moscow, the final decision about whether to deploy the nuclear weapons fell to the submarine's executive officer, Vasily Arkhipov.
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Rebecca Messina, theweek, 25 Apr. 2024
These supporters of presidential authority eagerly got onboard with Trump’s efforts to rid himself of administrative constraints and of executive officers who refused to do his bidding.
—Stephen I. Vladeck, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Rather, the process is an attempt to include as many perspectives as possible in the eventual hiring of a new executive officer.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
These executive officers’ terms, which will last three years, begin on June 1.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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Rebecca Messina, theweek, 25 Apr. 2024
These supporters of presidential authority eagerly got onboard with Trump’s efforts to rid himself of administrative constraints and of executive officers who refused to do his bidding.
—Stephen I. Vladeck, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Rather, the process is an attempt to include as many perspectives as possible in the eventual hiring of a new executive officer.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
These executive officers’ terms, which will last three years, begin on June 1.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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“Executive officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20officer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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