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Captain and chief officer are overlapping terms, formal or informal, for the commander of a military unit, the commander of a ship, airplane, spacecraft, or other vessel, or the commander of a port, fire department or police department, election precinct, etc. [1]

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Bosnian uprising (1831–32)

The Bosnian uprising (also known as Great Bosnian Uprising) was a revolt of Bosniak ayans (landlords) against the Ottoman Empire.

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Capitaine

Capitaine, derived from the French for Captain, may also refer to.

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Capitan

Capitan and Kapitan are equivalents of the English Captain in other European languages.

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Captain (armed forces)

The army rank of captain (from the French capitaine) is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Captain (disambiguation)

Captain is a rank or title for commander of a military unit, commander of a ship or other vessel, or leader of a unit or organization.

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Captain (naval)

Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships.

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Captain (Royal Navy)

Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy.

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, captain is a title given to a member of the team.

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Captain (United States O-3)

In the United States Army (USA), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), and U.S. Air Force (USAF), captain (abbreviated "CPT" in the USA and "Capt" in the USMC and USAF) is a company grade officer rank, with the pay grade of O-3.

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Captain (United States O-6)

In the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), captain is the senior-most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer (i.e., admirals).

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Captain (United States)

In the United States uniformed services, captain is a commissioned-officer rank.

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Captain at sea

Captain at sea is a naval rank corresponding to command of a ship-of-the-line or capital ship.

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Captain of industry

In the late 19th century a captain of industry was a business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributed positively to the country in some way.

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Captain of sea and war

Captain of sea and war (Portuguese: capitão de mar e guerra) is a rank in a small number of Portuguese-speaking navies, notably those of Portugal and Brazil, which corresponds to the rank of ship-of-the-line captain, or the US and Commonwealth rank of full captain.

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Captain of the port

The captain of the port is an official who has different functions in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries.

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Captain-commandant

Captain-commandant is a company grade of commissioned officer rank in the air component, land component, the old Belgian ''Gendarmerie'' and medical component of the Belgian Armed Forces.

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Captain-major

Captain-major is the English rendering of the Portuguese Capitão-mor, or the Capitães dos Donatários (Captains of the Donataries), the colonial officials, placed in charge of a Captaincy (capitania), deemed not (yet) important enough to have its own colonial Governor.

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Captains Regent

The Captains Regent (Italian: Capitani reggenti) are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino.

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Captal

Captal (Lat. capitalis, first, chief), was a medieval feudal title in Gascony.

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Chief administrative officer

Chief administrative officers are top-tier executives who supervise the daily operations of an organization and are ultimately responsible for its performance.

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Chief analytics officer

Chief analytics officer (CAO) is a job title for the senior manager responsible for the analysis of data within an organization, such as a listed company or an educational institution.

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Chief business officer

Chief business officer (CBO) is the position of the top operating executive of an academic or research institution such as a university, college, institute, or teaching hospital.

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Chief channel officer

Chief channel officer (CCO) is a corporate title for the person responsible for all indirect revenue with a partner within an organization.

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Chief compliance officer

The chief compliance officer (CCO) of a company is the officer primarily responsible for overseeing and managing regulatory compliance issues within an organization.

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Chief customer officer

A chief customer officer (CCO) is the executive responsible in customer-centric companies for the total relationship with an organization’s customers.

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Chief data officer

A chief data officer (CDO) is a corporate officer responsible for enterprise wide governance and utilization of information as an asset, via data processing, analysis, data mining, information trading and other means.

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Chief Dental Officer

Chief Dental Officer (often abbreviated CDO) may refer to.

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Chief District Officer

The Chief District Officer (commonly known as C.D.O) is an administrative rank under Ministry of Home Affairs in Nepal who is appointed by the government as the highest administrative officer in a district.

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Chief Electoral Officer

The Chief Electoral Officer is the person responsible for overseeing elections in some commonwealth countries and provinces.

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Chief executive officer

Chief executive officer (CEO) is the position of the most senior corporate officer, executive, administrator, or other leader in charge of managing an organization especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution.

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Chief financial officer

The chief financial officer (CFO) is the officer of a company that has primary responsibility for managing the company's finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financial reporting.

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Chief fire officer

Chief fire officer (CFO), formerly often just chief officer, is the highest rank in British fire and rescue services.

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Chief firearms officer

The Chief Firearms Officer or CFO is a Canadian official responsible for Possession and Acquisition Licences, authorizations to transport, authorizations to carry, transfers of firearms, and gun show sponsorship approvals.

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Chief governance officer

Not to be confused with chief governing officer The chief governance officer (CGO) is normally a senior vice executive reporting to the CEO, however in the not-for-profit sector when an organization uses Policy Governance the Chair of the Board often takes on the role of CGO, who is tasked with directing the people, business processes and systems needed to enable good governance from inside the corporation in support of the board of directors.

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Chief information officer

Chief information officer (CIO), chief digital information officer (CDIO) or information technology (IT) director, is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise responsible for the traditional information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals.

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Chief information security officer

A chief information security officer (CISO) is the senior-level executive within an organization responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected.

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Chief knowledge officer

A chief knowledge officer (CKO) is an organizational leader, responsible for ensuring that the organization maximizes the value it achieves through "knowledge".

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Chief learning officer

A chief learning officer (CLO) is the highest-ranking corporate officer in charge of learning management.

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Chief marketing officer

A chief marketing officer (CMO) or Global marketing officer or marketing director is a corporate executive responsible for marketing activities in an organization.

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Chief mate

A chief mate (C/M) or chief officer, usually also synonymous with the first mate or first officer (except on passenger liners, which often carry both), is a licensed member and head of the deck department of a merchant ship.

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Chief Medical Officer

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the title used in many countries for the senior government official designated head of medical services, sometimes at the national level.

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Chief networking officer

The chief networking officer (CNO) is a business networking position in a company or other organization.

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Chief operating officer

The chief operating officer (COO), also called the chief operations officer, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, comprising part of the "C-Suite".

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Chief petty officer

A chief petty officer is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards.

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Chief police officer

Chief police officer is a phrase used in the United Kingdom to describe the position held by the most senior police officer in a police force.

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Chief process officer

A chief process officer (CPO) is an executive responsible for business process management at the highest level of an organization.

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Chief procurement officer

A chief procurement officer (CPO) is an executive role focused on sourcing, procurement, and supply management for an enterprise.

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Chief risk officer

The chief risk officer (CRO) or chief risk management officer (CRMO) of a firm or corporation is the executive accountable for enabling the efficient and effective governance of significant risks, and related opportunities, to a business and its various segments.

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Chief scientific officer

A chief science officer (C.S.O.) is a position at the head of scientific research operations at organizations or companies performing significant scientific research projects.

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Chief strategy officer

A chief strategy officer (CSO), or chief strategist, is an executive responsible for assisting the chief executive officer (CEO) with developing, communicating, executing, and sustaining corporate strategic initiatives.

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Chief sustainability officer

The chief sustainability officer, sometimes known by other titles, is the corporate title of an executive position within a corporation that is in charge of the corporation's "environmental" programmes.

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Chief technology officer

A Chief Technology Officer (CTO), sometimes known as a Chief Technical Officer, is an executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupation is focused on scientific and technological issues within an organization.

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Chief Veterinary Officer

Chief veterinary officer (CVO) is the head of the veterinary authority, which is a governmental service comprising veterinarians, other professionals and paraprofessionals, having the responsibility and competence for ensuring or supervising the implementation of animal health and welfare measures, international veterinary certification and other standards and recommendations.

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Chief visionary officer

A chief visionary officer (CVO) is an executive function in a company like CEO or COO.

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Chief warrant officer

Chief Warrant Officer is a military rank used by the United States Armed Forces, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Pakistan Air Force, the Israel Defense Forces, the South African National Defence Force, the Lebanese Armed Forces and, since 2012, the Singapore Armed Forces.

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Cornwall

Cornwall (Kernow) is a county in South West England in the United Kingdom.

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Corporate title

Corporate titles or business titles are given to company and organization officials to show what duties and responsibilities they have in the organization.

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El Capitan (disambiguation)

El Capitan (accented Capitán, "The Captain" in Spanish) is the name of a rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California.

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Fire captain

Captain is a rank in various fire services.

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General counsel

A general counsel, chief counsel, or chief legal officer (CLO) is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a company or a governmental department.

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Group captain

Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in many air forces.

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Kapitan Cina

Kapitan Cina, also spelt Kapitan China or Capitan China (English: Captain of the Chinese; Chinese:; Dutch: Kapitein der Chinezen) was a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of colonial Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.

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Kapitän

Kapitän is the German word for Captain.

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Kapudan Pasha

The Kapudan Pasha (قپودان پاشا, modern Turkish: Kaptan Paşa), was the Grand Admiral of the navy of the Ottoman Empire.

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Katepano

The katepánō (κατεπάνω, lit. " placed at the top", or " the topmost") was a senior Byzantine military rank and office.

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Languedoc

Languedoc (Lengadòc) is a former province of France.

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Non-commissioned member

A non-commissioned member (NCM), in the Canadian Armed Forces, is defined in the Queen's Regulations and Orders as: "… any person, other than an officer, who is enrolled in, or who pursuant to law is attached or seconded otherwise than as an officer to, the Canadian Forces…" Thus, an NCM is any member who is not a commissioned officer or officer cadet.

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Oorlam people

The Oorlam or Orlam people (also known as Orlaam, Oorlammers, Oerlams, or Orlamse Hottentots) are a subtribe of the Nama people, largely assimilated after their migration from the Cape Colony (today, part of South Africa) to Namaqualand and Damaraland (now in Namibia).

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Pilot in command

The pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is the person aboard the aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight.

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Police captain

A captain is a police rank in some countries, such as the United States and France.

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Precinct captain

A Precinct Captain, also known as a Precinct Chairman, Precinct Delegate, or Precinct Committee Officer, is an elected official in the American political party system.

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Provost (education)

A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland, or a Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at most Australian universities.

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Public relations officer

The public relations officer (PRO) or chief communications officer (CCO) or corporate communications officer is the head of communications, public relations, and/or public affairs in an organization.

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School Captain

School Captain is a student appointed or elected to represent the school in some cases the title is 'Head of School' or 'School Pupil Leader'.

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Sea captain

A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner in ultimate command of the merchant vessel.

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Senior captain

Senior captain is a rare military rank which is used in some countries' armed forces, navies and merchant marines.

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Ship-of-the-line captain

Captain (French: capitaine de vaisseau; German: linienschiffskapitän (Austro-Hungarian Navy), ''Kapitän zur See'' (German and the Royal Netherlands navies); Italian Navy: capitano di vascello; Spanish Navy: capitán de navío; Croatian Navy: kapetan bojnog broda) is a rank that appears in several navies.

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Staff captain

Staff captain is the English translation of a number of military ranks.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain

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