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OFFR SUP [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
DEF

Any officer or man who, in relation to any other officer or man, is by this Act, or by regulations or by custom of the service, authorized to give a lawful command to that other officer or man.

OBS

superior officer; sup offr: term and shortened form officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
DEF

Officier ou homme qui, relativement à tout autre officier ou homme, est autorisé, par la présente loi, par des traditions du service, à lui donner un ordre légitime.

OBS

officier supérieur; offr sup : terme et forme abrégée uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Combined Forces (Military)
DEF

An officer with the rank of captain (Navy), colonel, commander, lieutenant-colonel, lieutenant-commander or major.

OBS

A senior army officer is referred to as a field officer.

OBS

senior officer; sr offr: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Interarmées
OBS

Officier du grade de capitaine de corvette, de capitaine de frégate, de capitaine de vaisseau, de colonel, de lieutenant-colonel ou de major.

OBS

officier supérieur; offr sup : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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