Commissioned naval officer and Flag officer

Commissioned naval officer noun - A commissioned officer in the navy.

Flag officer and commissioned naval officer are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Flag officer" with "Commissioned naval officer", this phrases are similar.

Flag officer noun - A senior naval officer above the rank of captain.

Commissioned naval officer and flag officer are semantically related. You can use "Commissioned naval officer" instead a noun phrase "Flag officer".