warrant officer

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warrant officer

noun warrant officers

  1. An officer holding rank by virtue of a warrant rather than a commission.
  2. An officer assigned to execute warrants and other writs. The bailiff does not like to see himself as the brutal oppressor of the poor or as the agent of malicious creditors... This distinction between warrant officer and process server is not at all dissimilar to the gulf that divides the law officer and the peace officer in the police force... Warrant of

    Similar: pursuivant, bailiff, beadle

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noun member of military

한국어준위 junwi
日本語准士官 junshikan, 准尉 juni
中文准尉 zhǔnwèi
Françaisadjudant, major
Italianoruolo marescialli, ufficiale garante, capomandamento, maresciallo
Ελληνικάανθυπασπιστής anthypaspistís
Русскийуо́ррент-офице́р uórrɛnt-oficér, зауря́д-офице́р zaurjád-oficér, ми́чман míčman
العربيةمساعد

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@misc{warrant_officer_2026,
  title = {warrant officer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warrant%20officer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}