Officer

"Officer" in Japanese

お巡りさん

omawari-san

(a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer)

士官

shikan

(contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

将校

shōkō

(contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

役人

yakunin

(one who holds a public office)

役員

yakuin

(one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

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