officer (
http://definr.com/officer)
n 1: any person in the armed services who holds a position of
authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the
lives of his men" [syn:
military officer]
2: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who
holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the
court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming
year" [syn:
officeholder]
3: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
[syn:
policeman,
police officer]
4: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a
vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's
engines" [syn:
ship's officer]
v : direct or command as an officer