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kommandør — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • captain noun The person in charge of a ship, aircraft, or team.
  • commander noun A person who leads and directs a military force or unit.

Senses

kommandør is used for these senses in English:

  • captain A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
  • commander A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.

captain — full definition

  1. noun The person in charge of a ship, aircraft, or team.
  2. noun A military rank above lieutenant and below major (army) or between commander and commodore (navy).
  3. verb To lead or take command of a ship, aircraft, or team.

commander — full definition

  1. noun A person who leads and directs a military force or unit.
  2. noun A naval officer ranked above lieutenant commander and below captain.
  3. noun The person in charge of a group or organization more generally.

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