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Chief Petty Officer

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chief petty officer

 
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–noun U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.
a noncommissioned rank above petty officer first class and below senior petty officer. Abbreviation: CPO, C.P.O., c.p.o.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism
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chief petty officer  
n.  

  1. Abbr. CPO An enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy that is above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer.

  2. One who holds this rank.

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