"flag officer" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Related terms: flag lieutenant, flag rank, general officer
    Sense id: en-flag_officer-en-noun-1KomIJfH Categories (other): Military, Nautical 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 Translations (Translations): officier général [masculine] (French), tengernagy (Hungarian), zászlóstiszt (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-flag_officer-en-noun-X4omoEkk Categories (other): American English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Military ranks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 21 79 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'Translations': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

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