superior officer
One outranking you
A superior officer is someone of higher rank in a military or paramilitary organization who has authority over those below them.
The term appears in contexts of command, discipline, and chain of command: disobeying a superior officer, report to your superior officer.
It extends to police, fire departments, and other hierarchical institutions.
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- colonelSenior military officer
- military rankArmed forces title
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- pecking orderSocial dominance arrangement
brass hats · authority · major · admiral · hierarchy · pull rank · brigadier · captain · lieutenant · ensign · delegation · team leader · responsibility · manager · sergeant · department head · director · CEO
- authority figuresboss, bosses, manager, managers, superintendent
superior officersubordinate
One lower in rank
junior officer · enlisted soldier · enlisted personnel · underling · private
superior officersubordinate
One lower in rank
underling · direct report · charge · follower · minion
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