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district officer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A commissioned civil servant in charge of a district, especially those in the colonies and ex-colonies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong

Topics: government

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noun

Meaning 2

An entry-level commissioned officer rank used by some paramilitary forces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 民政事務專員 /民政事务专员 (man4 zing3 si6 mou6 zyun1 jyun4) — civil servant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 政務專員 /政务专员 (zing3 mou6 zyun1 jyun4) — civil servant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 民政主任 — civil servant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 理民官 (pre-1982 N.T.) — civil servant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民政事務專員 /民政事务专员 (mínzhèng shìwù zhuānyuán) — civil servant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 政務專員 /政务专员 (zhèngwù zhuānyuán) — civil servant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民政主任 (mínzhèng zhǔrèn) — civil servant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 理民官 (lǐmínguān) — civil servant
  • Hausa: di'o — civil servant
  • Hindi: जिला अधिकारी (jilā adhikārī) — civil servant
  • Malay: pegawai daerah — civil servant
  • Nepali: जिल्ला अधिकृत (jillā adhikr̥t) — civil servant
  • Tamil: திசையுடையவர் (ticaiyuṭaiyavar) — civil servant
  • Yoruba: ajẹlẹ — civil servant
  • Urdu: ضلعی افسر — paramilitary rank