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Word: flag officer (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above, such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.
  • (''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.

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