Commanding officer
Commanding officer noun - One in official command especially of a military force or base.
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Soldier is an antonym for commanding officer.
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- In Call Of Duty Black Ops II, a mole on the heroes side is forced with this when the Big Bad of the game manages to crash a helicopter and capture a fellow soldier (Your commanding officer in fact) who managed to survive, then giving the mole a gun and forcing him to kill the soldier.
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Change of command: When a soldier or officer is in command of an outfit and another soldier or officer (be it equal or greater rank) arrives to relieve him of command, the commanding officer salutes the newcomer to acknowledge the change.
Source: Military Salute - They have infiltrated the British military, and can transform anyone into a vampire; that means that if you're a soldier, anyone from your commanding officer to your best friend could be a horrifying killing machine just waiting a command from a guy who makes Colonel Kilgore look like a pacifist.
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