Editing Officer (section)

{{Short description|Person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization}}
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An '''officer''' is a [[person]] who has a position of [[authority]] in a [[hierarchical organization]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heathfield|first=Susan|date=2021-02-19|title=What Do Job Titles Signify on the Organization Chart?|url=https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-do-job-titles-signify-on-the-organization-chart-1918171|access-date=2021-04-12|website=The Balance Careers|language=en}}</ref> The term derives from [[Old French]] ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., [[Modern French]] ''officier''), from [[Medieval Latin]] ''officiarius'' "an officer," from [[Latin]] ''officium'' "a service, a duty" the [[late Latin]] from ''officiarius'', meaning "[[official]]."<ref>{{Cite web|title=officer {{!}} Origin and meaning of officer by Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/officer|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en}}</ref>