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Brigadier vs Commodore - What's the difference?

brigadier | commodore |

Commodore is a coordinate term of brigadier.



As nouns the difference between brigadier and commodore

is that brigadier is an army rank; an officer commanding a brigade while commodore is a naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.

brigadier

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
  • (military, UK) the highest field officer grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7

    • Synonyms

    * brigadier general * senior colonel

    Coordinate terms

    * commodore

    See also

    * commodore admiral * * senior captain * fleet captain

    External links

    * (wikipedia "brigadier")

    References

    * OED2

    Anagrams

    * ----

    commodore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  • (nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  • (nautical) The president of a yacht club
  • (US, military, nautical) A commodore admiral
  • (US, military, nautical) A

    • Synonyms

    * (non-flag naval rank) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain * (nautical) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain, shipmaster senior grade * (flag naval rank) CDRE , COMO (abbreviation) * (naval rank) Cmdre , (abbreviation)

    Usage notes

    The equivalent army rank is brigadier, senior colonel, brigadier general, or lowest ranking general officer grade.

    Coordinate terms

    * brigadier