Commodore
Commodore noun - A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral.
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Synonyms for Commodore
Rear admiral and commodore are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Rear admiral" with "Commodore", this terms are similar.
Rear admiral
Rear admiral noun - An admiral junior to a vice admiral.
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Synonyms for Rear admiral
Commodore and rear admiral are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Commodore" with "Rear admiral", this terms are similar.
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Related pairs
- mate and commodore
- mate and rear admiral
- commander and commodore
- commander and rear admiral
- captain and commodore
- captain and rear admiral
- ensign and commodore
- ensign and rear admiral
- lieutenant and commodore
- lieutenant and rear admiral
- admiral and commodore
- admiral and rear admiral
- quartermaster and commodore
- quartermaster and rear admiral
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However, in the US, everyone with a star is called General or, in the Navy, Admiral.note Historically, some officers in the Navy with a star would be called "Commodore," but that rank was renamed Rear Admiral Lower Half in 1985.
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Artistic License Military: The Alliance seems to lack any flag ranks besides Admiral, as no one is mentioned to ever have ranks equivalent to O-7 through O-9 (Commodore, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral).
Source: Literature / The Lost Fleet
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