Associate vs. Officer

Difference Between Associate and Officer
Associateadjective
Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.
He is an associate editor.Officernoun
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
Associateadjective
Having partial status or privileges.
He is an associate member of the club.Officernoun
A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
Associateadjective
Following or accompanying; concomitant.
Officernoun
One who holds a public office.
Associateadjective
Connected by habit or sympathy.
associate motions: those that occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motionsOfficernoun
An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
Associatenoun
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner.
Officernoun
A commissioned officer.
Associatenoun
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
Officerverb
(transitive) To supply with officers.
Associatenoun
A companion; a comrade.
Officerverb
(transitive) To command like an officer.
Associatenoun
One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
Officernoun
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command;
an officer is responsible for the lives of his menAssociatenoun
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
Officernoun
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust;
he is an officer of the courtthe club elected its officers for the coming yearAssociatenoun
(algebra) One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
Officernoun
a member of a police force;
it was an accident, officerAssociateverb
(intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
Officernoun
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel;
he is the officer in charge of the ship's enginesAssociateverb
(intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.
She associates with her coworkers on weekends.Officerverb
direct or command as an officer
Associateverb
(transitive) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
Associateverb
(transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
particles of gold associated with other substancesAssociateverb
(transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
Associateverb
To endorse.
Associateverb
(mathematics) To be associative.
Associateverb
To accompany; to be in the company of.
Associatenoun
a person who joins with others in some activity;
he had to consult his associate before continuingAssociatenoun
a person who is frequently in the company of another;
drinking companionscomrades in armsAssociatenoun
any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another;
first was the lightning and then its thunderous associateAssociatenoun
a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
Associateverb
make a logical or causal connection;
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mindcolligate these factsI cannot relate these events at allAssociateverb
keep company with; hang out with;
He associates with strange peopleShe affiliates with her colleaguesAssociateverb
bring or come into association or action;
The churches consociated to fight their dissolutionAssociateadjective
having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status;
an associate memberan associate professor