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Definition of Staff officer

1. Noun. A commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff.

Definition of Staff officer

1. Noun. (military) An officer that fulfills a non-combat support function, often in a headquarters or planning office. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Staff Officer

Literary usage of Staff officer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament by Great Britain Parliament (1905)
"Defalcations of late staff officer of Office of Boyal Irish Constabulary, Dublin- MR. NA NN ETTI (Dublin, College Green) : To ask the Chief Secretary to the ..."

2. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1877)
"Language held by the French staff officer sent to ask aid from Bosquet. ... tI infer this from what follows, and assume that the staff officer spoke with ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"he asked as the staff officer crept past him. " Orders ? ... The staff officer lifted a flushed face, scratched and smeared with dust and sweat, ..."

4. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"CBE (Principal staff officer to Chief of Defence Staff). ... RH Tribe, MBE (Chief staff officer (Technical) to C.-in-C., Пете Fleet and Inspector- General, ..."

5. Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the by Grenville Mellen Dodge (1899)
"Ordinarily an inspector is given wide latitude by his immediate commanding officer and becomes a confidential staff' officer. Frequently he is empowered to ..."

6. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1831)
"By a staff officer of the Guards. From the French. 8vo. pp. 119. London: Murray. 1830. THE object of the author of this pamphlet is to defend the conduct of ..."

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