#commanding_officer__commandant__commander  an officer in command of a military unit
  supertype:  military_officer__officer  any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
  subtype:  commander_in_chief__generalissimo  the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief"
  subtype:  wing_commander  (RAF rank) one who is next below a Group Captain

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