executive officer

noun

: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel

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Its executive officer, Steven Cliff, said recently CARB has no plans to revisit the issue. —

Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Darrel Parker, court executive officer with the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, said the Santa Maria court would remain closed Thursday. —

Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024 The vice president of the union’s online media division was re-elected and a new vice president of broadcast, cable and streaming news was ushered in after the last executive officer in the position chose not to run again. —

Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024 Clark Stevens, architect, executive officer, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains. —

Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for executive officer

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of executive officer was in 1776

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