About The Word Colonel
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Colonel
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What's The Definition Of Colonel?
[n] a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
Synonyms | Synonyms for Colonel: Related Terms | Find terms related to Colonel: ADC | aide | aide-de-camp | brigadier | brigadier general | captain | chicken colonel | chief of staff | CO | commandant | commander | commander in chief | commanding officer | commissioned officer | company officer | exec | executive officer | field marshal | field officer | first lieutenant | five-star general | four-star general | general | general officer | generalissimo | jemadar | junior officer | lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | lieutenant general | major | major general | marechal | marshal | OD | officer | one-star general | orderly officer | risaldar | senior officer | shavetail | sirdar | staff officer | subahdar | subaltern | sublieutenant | the brass | the Old Man | three-star general | top brass | two-star general See Also | commissioned military officer | lieutenant colonel | light colonel Colonel In Webster's Dictionary \Colo"nel\, n. [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the
chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L.
columna. See {Column}.] (Mil.)
The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next
above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier
general.
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