Enlisted vs. Officer

Enlistedverb

simple past tense and past participle of enlist

Enlistedadjective

Belonging to the military, but not as a commissioned officer.

Enlistednoun

Those individuals who have enlisted in the military and who are not commissioned officers.

Enlisted

designating to those members of the armed forces not commissioned as an officer; as, an enlisted man.

Enlistedadjective

of someone who has joined the military;

Officernoun

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

Officernoun

A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.

Officernoun

One who holds a public office.

Officernoun

An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.

Officernoun

A commissioned officer.

Officerverb

(transitive) To supply with officers.

Officerverb

(transitive) To command like an officer.

Officernoun

One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.

Officernoun

Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man.

Officerverb

To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.

Officerverb

To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.

Officernoun

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command;

Officernoun

someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust;

Officernoun

a member of a police force;

Officernoun

a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel;

Officerverb

direct or command as an officer

Officer

An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization.