What is Officer?
An '''officer''' is a person who holds a high [[rank]] in a [[uniform]]ed [[organisation]] like the [[military]] or [[police]]. A military officer has a [[wikt:commission|commission]], a [[state]] document saying others must obey them. Some examples of officer ranks would include [[captain]]s, [[major]]s, and [[lieutenant]]s, but not [[sergeant]]s, who are sometimes called [[non-commissioned officer]]s, or NCOs. People who are in a position of importance in an [[organization]] or [[company]] may be a [[corporate officer]], for example: *The [[Chief executive officer|Chief Executive Officer (CEO)]] of a [[company]] is the person in charge of that [[company]]. *In many organizations, the officers are the [[president]], [[vice-president]], [[secretary]] and [[treasurer]]. These people run the organization, keep track of what goes on at meetings and handle the [[money]] for the organization. ==Related pages== *[[Military#Ranks|Military ranks]] *[[Chief executive officer]] {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military ranks]]