noun

Definition: one charged with police duties or one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces; specifically

Source: www.merriam-webster.com

I always found this interesting due to the fact that the second definition made more seance to me then the first due to it’s nature. An officer is someone with rank and they command those with lower ranks. However a police officer is the opposite of that being on the lowest level of the system.

I wanted to post this to see if other think it is odd that the same word has two polar meanings in every similar systems.