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Meaning of "flag officer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAG OFFICER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAG OFFICER

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Flag officer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLAG OFFICER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 US usage, it is additionally applied to Coast Guard officers and general officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps entitled to fly their own flags. In India, it is applied to brigadiers, major generals, lieutenant generals and generals in the Army. The equivalents are commodore, rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral in the Navy and air commodore, air vice marshal, air marshal and air chief marshal in the Air Force. Each of these category of flag officers is designated with a specific flag. India's honorary ranks are field marshal in the Army, marshal of the Indian Air Force in the Air Force and admiral of the fleet in the Navy.

Definition of flag officer in the English dictionary

The definition of flag officer in the dictionary is an officer in certain navies of the rank of rear admiral or above and entitled to fly its flag. Other definition of flag officer is the head of a boat or yacht club.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAG OFFICER

flag
flag captain
flag carrier
flag day
flag fall
flag lieutenant
flag of convenience
flag of truce
flag out
flag rank
flag stop
flag up
flag-waver
flag-waving
flagella
flagellant
flagellantism
flagellar
flagellate
flagellation

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAG OFFICER

army officer
arresting officer
artificer
chief executive officer
chief operating officer
chief warrant officer
commanding officer
compliance officer
enticer
executive officer
immigration officer
information officer
junior officer
loan officer
local government officer
medical officer
nursing officer
officer
police officer
safety officer
security officer

Synonyms and antonyms of flag officer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flag officer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAG OFFICER

Find out the translation of flag officer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flag officer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flag officer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

旗官
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oficial de bandera
570 millions of speakers

English

flag officer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लैग ऑफिसर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضابط العلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флагман
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oficial de bandeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুবিধার পতাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agent de drapeau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bendera kemudahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flaggoffizier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海軍将官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플래그 장교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bendera kenyamanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đô đốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வசதிக்கான கொடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुविधेचा झेंडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kolaylık bayrağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bandiera ufficiale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oficera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флагман
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ofițer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αξιωματικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlag beampte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flagga officer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flagg offiser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flag officer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAG OFFICER»

The term «flag officer» is regularly used and occupies the 103.144 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAG OFFICER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flag officer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flag officer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flag officer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAG OFFICER»

Discover the use of flag officer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flag officer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
America's First Flag Officer
John Barry, an Irish immigrant to Philadelphia in 1760, commenced a naval career that included being victorious in thirty naval engagements verses the British.
Thomas Williams, 2008
2
General/Flag Officer Worldwide Roster/U. S. Department of ...
Office of Sec'y. of Defense, Defense Agencies, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combined Commands & Agencies, Unified Commands, & Special Activities/Jnt Service Colleges.
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996
3
Developing Senior Navy Leaders: Requirements for Flag ...
Could U.S. Navy officers be better prepared to become flag officers? This study examines the kinds of expertise required for successful performance in Navy flag billets, and whether recent pools of officers possess this experience.
‎2008
4
Defense infrastructure issues related to the renovation of ...
DOD and the military services could lose visibility over spending to maintain and repair an increasing number of privatized general and flag officer housing units because there is no consistent DOD-wide policy requiring review of maintenance  ...
5
Military personnel general and flag officer requirements are ...
recommendation to periodically update general and flag officer requirements, DOD indicated that its current procedures were adequate. However, as we stated in our report, these additional requirements are not going through the kind of job  ...
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General and flag officer careers: consequences of increased ...
This report assesses the continued appropriateness of mandatory retirement of general and flag officers after 35 years. It focuses on the value of extending tenure, specifically examining promotions, number of assignment, and career length.
Harry Thie, United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), 2001
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General/Flag Officer Worldwide Roster, 1998
The General/Flag Officer Worldwide Roster is produced quarterly by Washington Headquarters Services from the General/Flag Officer Billet Information System ( FOBIS), as authorized by DoD Instruction 7730.61, Reports on General and Flag  ...
Barry Leonard, 1998
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Aligning the Stars: Improvements to General and Flag Officer ...
Recommends alternative promotion models to address the high turnover of the military's general and flag officers.
‎2004
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The Admiralty. By a Flag Officer [Sir William Fanshawe ...
Great Britain. Admiralty, Sir William Fanshawe MARTIN. , W06'? c. 6% SECOND EDITION. / “ fiwwwvwwwmi q' x _//k b—“ ' ,~ THE ADMJRALTY j%hhadixfim%ua? 7 BY A FLAG OFFICER. RIC-PRINTED BY PERMISSION, FROM ...
Great Britain. Admiralty, Sir William Fanshawe MARTIN, 1870
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General: Flag Officer Worlwide Roster 1998
Flag Officer Worlwide Roster 1998 DIANE Publishing Company. DUTY TITLE NAME NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND - ALEXANDRIA,VA COMMANDER VICE COMMANDER NASH DAVID J KUBIC CHARLES R DATE DATE ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAG OFFICER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flag officer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne assumes duties as the 20th …
The other key appointments he has held during his unblemished naval career are the Commandant Naval & Maritime Academy, Flag Officer ... «Sri Lanka Navy, Jul 15»
2
Irish firms to man Navy system
Flag officer commanding the Naval Service, Commodore Hugh Tully, said the service was delighted to team up with Irish providers for such a ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Seminar on maritime dynamics begins
... in the Maritime Silk Route initiative among others, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Satish Soni said ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
VISAKHAPATNAM TODAY
Centre for Policy Studies : Lecture meeting on 'China's lust for maritime power', former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
First female commanding officer takes the bow at Faslane.
... Alex is also a serving Lieutenant Commander with the Royal Navy, currently with the navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) organisation. «Helensburgh Advertiser, Jul 15»
6
Another arrow in the quiver of Coast Guard
Inshore patrol vessel — Rani Durgavati — joined the Indian Coast Guard on Monday with its commissioning here by Flag Officer ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Preparations in full swing for IFR
... says Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Satish Soni. On February 5, the IFR will commence with an ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Navy Tasks Personnel On Professionalism
The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC), Rear Admiral Babatunde Egbedina, on Friday tasked personnel ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
5 Inducted into Naval Aviation as Pilots
Rear Admiral S K Grewal, VSM, Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) awarded wings to the new pilots. During the 25-week course, the officers ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
Mayo man to take up top post in Defence Forces
Rear Admiral Mellett has held a broad range of appointments in naval headquarters and prior to his appointment as flag officer in 2010 he was ... «Mayo Advertiser, Jul 15»

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