 an officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. ==examples== ===military=== *officer (armed forces) ===shipping industry=== *captain (nautical), the person in charge of a merchant ship *chief officer, typically the person in charge of the deck department of a merchant ship *second officer (nautical), typically the navigator and medical officer on a merchant ship *third officer or third mate, typically the safety officer on a merchant ship *chief engineering officer. the person in charge of the technical department on a merchant ship. *second engineering officer. the person in charge of the engine room on a merchant ship. *third engineering officer. an engineering officer of the watch. ===law enforcement=== *corrections officer *customs officer *officer of the court *bylaw enforcement officer *parking enforcement officer *probation officer or parole officer *law enforcement officer or peace officer *police officer *security officer ===politics and government=== *chief medical officer *presiding officer (disambiguation) *returning officer *foreign service officer, a diplomatic officer ===ceremonial and other contexts=== *bank officer *chief academic officer, a provost *corporate officer, a corporate title *first officer (disambiguation) *great officer of state *merchant marine officer or licensed mariner *officer of arms *officer, a grade, class, or rank of within certain chivalric orders and orders of merit (e.g. order of the british empire, national order of the cedar, lÃ©gion d'honneur) *officer in the salvation army, and other state decorations *sabbatical officer
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