WordCmp.com

commander-in-chief vs commanding officer

commanding officer vs commander-in-chief

commander-in-chief and commanding officer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commander-in-chief Yes No No No
commanding officer Yes No No No
As nouns, commanding officer is a hypernym of commander-in-chief; that is, commanding officer is a word with a broader meaning than commander-in-chief:
  • commander-in-chief: the officer who holds the supreme command
  • commanding officer: an officer in command of a military unit
Other hypernyms of commander-in-chief include commandant, commander.
commander-in-chief (noun) commanding officer (noun)
the officer who holds the supreme command an officer in command of a military unit
Difference between commander-in-chief and commanding officer

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.