flag officer
Noun
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Noun
flag officer (plural flag officers)
- (military, nautical) A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above, such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.
- (US military, informal) In addition to naval officers of Navy and the Coast Guard, a general officer in the Army, Marines, or Air Force with the rank of brigadier general or higher.
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