What does flag officer mean?
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flag offi·cer
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Princeton's WordNet
flag officernoun
a senior naval officer above the rank of captain
Wiktionary
flag officernoun
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 officernoun
(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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Flag-officernoun
A commander of a squadron.
Etymology: flag and officer.
Her grandfather was a flag-officer. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Wikipedia
Flag officer
A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which the officer exercises command.
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flag officer
A flag officer is a high-ranking officer in the military, usually in the navy, who derives their name from the tradition of having a flag mounted on the vehicle or vessel they are aboard. They are within the group of officers, such as admirals and generals, who are authorized to fly their own flag symbolizing their authority. The ranks may vary across different countries but a flag officer is usually at or above the rank of a rear admiral or brigadier general.
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Flag officer
A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which the officer exercises command. The term usually, but not exclusively, refers to the senior officers in an English-speaking nation's navy, specifically those who hold any of the admiral ranks; in some cases it applies also to those holding the rank of commodore. In U.S. usage it is additionally applied to Coast Guard officers and general officers in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Marine Corps entitled to fly their own flags.
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flag officer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flag officer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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