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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] commission-, commissio [[act]] of bringing [[together]], from committere

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] commission-, commissio [[act]] of bringing [[together]], from committere

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : a [[formal]] [[written]] warrant granting the [[power]] to [[perform]] various [[acts]] or [[duties]]  

*1a : a [[formal]] [[written]] warrant granting the [[power]] to [[perform]] various [[acts]] or [[duties]]  

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of [[authority]]. '''Commissioned''' officers derive authority directly from a [[sovereign]] [[power]] and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the [[duties]] and [[responsibilities]] of a specific office or position. Commissioned officers are typically the only [[persons]], in a [[military]] environment, able to act as the commanding officer (according to the most technical [[definition]] of the [[word]]) of a [[military]] [[unit]].  

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of [[authority]]. '''Commissioned''' officers derive authority directly from a [[sovereign]] [[power]] and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the [[duties]] and [[responsibilities]] of a specific office or position. Commissioned officers are typically the only [[persons]], in a [[military]] environment, able to act as the commanding officer (according to the most technical [[definition]] of the [[word]]) of a [[military]] [[unit]].  

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer Non-commissioned officers] (NCOs) in positions of [[authority]] can be said to have [[control]] or charge rather than command per se, although the use of the word "command" to describe any use of authority is widespread and often [[official]].

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer Non-commissioned officers] (NCOs) in positions of [[authority]] can be said to have [[control]] or charge rather than command per se, although the use of the word "command" to describe any use of authority is widespread and often [[official]].

Having officers is one requirement for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combatant combatant] status under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_war laws of war], though these officers need not have obtained an official commission or warrant. In such case, those persons holding offices of [[responsibility]] within the [[organization]] are deemed to be the officers, and the [[presence]] of these officers connotes a level of organization sufficient to designate a group as being combatant.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioned_officer]

Having officers is one requirement for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combatant combatant] status under the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_war laws of war], though these officers need not have obtained an official commission or warrant. In such case, those persons holding offices of [[responsibility]] within the [[organization]] are deemed to be the officers, and the [[presence]] of these officers connotes a level of organization sufficient to designate a group as being combatant.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioned_officer]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]