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1. returning
adjective. ['rɪˈtɝːnɪŋ, riːˈtɝːnɪŋ'] tending to return to an earlier state.
Synonyms
- regressive
Antonyms
- bold
- dynamic
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Rhymes with Returning Officer
2. returning
adjective. ['rɪˈtɝːnɪŋ, riːˈtɝːnɪŋ'] tending to be turned back.
Synonyms
- backward
Antonyms
- prospective
- precocious
3. officer
noun. ['ˈɔfəsɝ, ˈɔfɪsɝ'] any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command.
Synonyms
- Potemkin
- military officer
- commandant
- Grigori Potyokin
- military adviser
- aide-de-camp
- noncommissioned officer
- military advisor
- naval officer
- inspector general
- executive officer
- desk officer
- Potyokin
- army officer
- aide
- military man
- warrant officer
- man
- serviceman
- adjutant
- commanding officer
- commissioned officer
- noncom
- Grigori Potemkin
- brass hat
- Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
- enlisted officer
- chief of staff
- military personnel
Antonyms
- insulator
- woman
- bear
- misconception
Etymology
- officer (Anglo-Norman)
4. officer
noun. ['ˈɔfəsɝ, ˈɔfɪsɝ'] someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust.
Synonyms
- holder
- officeholder
- official
- probation officer
- sergeant at arms
- serjeant-at-arms
Antonyms
- international law
- follower
- draftee
- volunteer
Etymology
- officer (Anglo-Norman)
5. officer
noun. ['ˈɔfəsɝ, ˈɔfɪsɝ'] a member of a police force.
Synonyms
- inspector
- tec
- copper
- pig
- police chief
- police officer
- state trooper
- bobby
- constabulary
- lawman
- fuzz
- bull
- police matron
- gendarme
- policewoman
- motorcycle policeman
- traffic cop
- law
- police
- speed cop
- investigator
- police detective
- police force
- police constable
- law officer
- constable
- detective
- trooper
- shoofly
- cop
- police captain
- motorcycle cop
- captain
- peace officer
- policeman
Antonyms
- disjoin
- wife
- husband
- idle
Etymology
- officer (Anglo-Norman)
6. officer
noun. ['ˈɔfəsɝ, ˈɔfɪsɝ'] a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel.
Synonyms
- seafarer
- gob
- mate
- supercargo
- sea captain
- skipper
- old salt
- purser
- seaman
- tar
- Jack-tar
- navigator
- Jack
- privateer
- first mate
- ship's officer
- privateersman
- captain
- master
- mariner
- sailing master
- steward
Antonyms
- juvenile
- black
- white
- friendly
Etymology
- officer (Anglo-Norman)
7. officer
verb. ['ˈɔfəsɝ, ˈɔfɪsɝ'] direct or command as an officer.
Antonyms
- employee
Etymology
- officer (Anglo-Norman)
Sentences with returning-officer
1. Noun Phrase
Use the Roman numeral "IV" to indicate elections for returning officers, the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and any other elected officials.
2. Noun Phrase
If a recount fails, by law, the returning officer -- who generally doesn't vote -- is required to settle the election immediately.
3. Noun Phrase
The returning officer blindly chooses a slip, and whichever candidate's name is on the slip receives the returning officer's vote, making him the winner by one vote.