"flag officer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flag officers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flag officer (plural flag officers)
  1. (military, nautical) A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above. Such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship. Categories (topical): Military, Nautical, People
    Sense id: en-flag_officer-en-noun-1KomIJfH Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  2. (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. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Military, Military ranks, People Translations (Translations): officier général [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-flag_officer-en-noun-X4omoEkk Disambiguation of Military ranks: 43 57 Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 81 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'Translations': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flag lieutenant, flag rank, general officer

Inflected forms

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