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DESK OFFICER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does desk officer mean?
• DESK OFFICER (noun)
The noun DESK OFFICER has 1 sense:
1. a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
Familiarity information: DESK OFFICER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military officer who is not assigned to active duty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("desk officer" is a kind of...):
military officer; officer (any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
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