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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

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