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Antonyms for officers

Grammar : Noun
Spell : aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-

Definition of officers

Origin :
  • early 14c., "one who holds an office" (originally a high office), from Old French oficier "officer, official" (early 14c.), from Medieval Latin officarius "an officer," from Latin officium "a service, a duty" (see office). The military sense is first recorded 1560s. Applied to petty officials of justice from 16c.; U.S. use in reference to policemen is from 1880s.
  • noun person who has high position in
  • noun person in law enforcement
Example sentences :
  • They served the King faithfully as officers in his army and as collectors of his taxes.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • She then went on to read the result of the balloting for the other three officers.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • He was accompanied by his friend Col. Peter Horry, and some other officers.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • You will get nothing to eat until I deliver you up to the officers of the volunteers.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • When other officers had given up all as lost, he replied, "Not by a long sight."
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • Three officers and several men were however wounded by the fire.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The officers, haggard but tireless, aroused them frequently.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The officers and men not employed in the trenches were directed to lie down.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The graves of the officers and men who fell there are lost in the level of the plain.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The men were determined, the officers cheery, the shooting accurate.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

Synonyms for officers

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