(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
The ~ and some of the men had been released.
...Commander Bob Marks.
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2.
A ~ is an officer in the Royal Navy or the U.S. Navy.
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