chief petty officer

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chief petty officer

noun chief petty officers

Canada, Navy A warrant officer belonging to one of the two classes of chief petty officer: chief petty officer first class and chief petty officer second class.
Navy, UK A non-commissioned officer in the Royal Navy, ranking above petty officer and below warrant officer class 2.
Navy, US A non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer.

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@misc{chief_petty_officer_2026,
  title = {chief petty officer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chief%20petty%20officer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}