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commissioned

(of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above

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Six example sentences with commissioned, each labelled with its topic.

  • Only commissioned officers could sign the fuel requisitions, so a sergeant with thirty years of service still needed a signature.

    History

  • The film's hero graduates as a commissioned ensign in the opening reel and outranks his old drill instructor immediately.

    Movies

  • Military courts treat a commissioned lieutenant differently from an enlisted sailor when weighing responsibility for orders passed down.

    Law

  • The novel's narrator is a commissioned lieutenant fresh from the academy, baffled that veteran sergeants must salute him.

    Literature

  • Under the charter, a commissioned officer must resign the rank before standing for a seat in parliament.

    Politics

  • The regimental band's director is a commissioned captain, so the musicians salute him before every rehearsal.

    Music

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