flag officer
noun
: any of the officers in the navy or coast guard above captain compare general officer
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The United States military assigns its four-star general and flag officers to roles where their rank, authority, and strategic leadership are essential to national security and global command responsibilities.
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David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The move would also diminish the roughly 900 current general and flag officers to below 720.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 May 2025
There are about 900 general and flag officers—those with the rank of one star or higher—in the military.
—Adeola Adeosun
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Hegseth is considering firing a number of military generals and flag officers, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing two Defense officials and three congressional officials.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2025
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David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The move would also diminish the roughly 900 current general and flag officers to below 720.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 May 2025
There are about 900 general and flag officers—those with the rank of one star or higher—in the military.
—Adeola Adeosun
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Hegseth is considering firing a number of military generals and flag officers, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing two Defense officials and three congressional officials.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flag officer
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“Flag officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20officer. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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