Definitions for flag officer
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
flag′ of`ficer(n.)
a naval officer above the rank of captain.
Category: Military
Origin of flag officer:
1655–65
Princeton's WordNet
flag officer(noun)
a senior naval officer above the rank of captain
Wiktionary
flag officer(Noun)
A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above, such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.
flag officer(Noun)
(US military, informal) In addition to naval officers of Navy and the Coast Guard, a general officer in the Army, Marines, or Air Force with the rank of brigadier general or higher.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
flag officer
A term applied to an officer holding the rank of general, lieutenant general, major general, or brigadier general in the US Army, Air Force or Marine Corps or admiral, vice admiral, or rear admiral in the US Navy or Coast Guard.
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