Flag officer
Flag officer noun - A senior naval officer above the rank of captain.
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Synonyms for Flag officer
Leader and flag officer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leader" instead a noun phrase "Flag officer".
Leader
Leader noun - A long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas).
Flag officer and leader are semantically related. You can use "Flag officer" instead a noun "Leader".
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- It gets really silly during the Endor mission, where General Solo commands a squad of around ten people, including Luke (another general) and Leia, whose rank is never really defined, but appears to be somewhere between a political leader and a flag officer.
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