warrant officer meaning
ENWWarrant officer
- A warrant officer (WO) is an officer in a military organisation who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission,
- The rank was first used in the (then) English Royal Navy and is today used in most services in many countries, including the Commonwealth nations and the United States.
- Outside the United States, warrant officers are included in the "Other Ranks" (OR) category, equivalent to the US "E" (Enlisted) category and rank between non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers.
- NounPLwarrant officers
- (military) An officer holding rank by virtue of a warrant rather than a commission.
- (law enforcement) An officer assigned to execute warrants and other writs.
- (military) An officer holding rank by virtue of a warrant rather than a commission.
Definition of warrant officer in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "warrant officer" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.