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Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies. Commander is also used as a level 8 rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries, this naval rank is termed as a frigate captain.
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- Lieutenant commander
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- Frigate captain (Francophone)
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- Commander as a naval and air force rank
- Australia
- Canada
- Romania
- Scandinavia
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
- Royal Navy
- Royal Air Force
- United States
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- Commander as a military appointment
- British Army
- Netherlands
- New Zealand Army
- Spanish Armed Forces and ''Guardia Civil''
- United States Army
- United States Air Force
- United States Space Force
- Commander as a non-military rank or title
- NASA rank
- Use in aviation
- British police rank
- Australian police rank
- American police rank
- Canadian police rank
- Incident Command System
- Chivalric orders
- See also
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Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies. Commander is also used as a level 8 rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries, this naval rank is termed as a frigate captain.
Commander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces unit, such as "platoon commander", "brigade commander" and "squadron commander". In the police, terms such as "borough commander" and "incident commander" are used.