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flag officer

noun flag officers

  1. A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above. Such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.
  2. US, informal In addition to naval officers of Navy and the Coast Guard, a general officer in the Army, Marines, or Air Force with the rank of brigadier general or higher.

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Françaisofficier général

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@misc{flag_officer_2026,
  title = {flag officer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flag%20officer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}