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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://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]] |
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| 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]]. |
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− | [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]]. |
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− | 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] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |