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| Chief of Security | Character Rank | Tasha Yar | ||
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Topic | Shaddam Corrino IV |
The Padishah Emperor was the title of the hereditary rulers of the known universe in Frank Herbert's fictional ''Dune'' universe.
Padishah (پادشاه) is a Persian word meaning "great king" or "king of kings".
The Imperium of the Padishah Emperor encompassed the entire universe known to mankind. While the Emperor was supreme ruler of the universe, power was shared, in a quasi-feudal arrangement, with the noble houses of the Landsraad and with the Spacing Guild, which possessed a monopoly over...
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| Duke | Topic | Leto Atreides I |
A duke is a noble person, historically of highest rank below the king or queen, and usually controls a duchy or a Dukedom. The title comes from the Latin Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Roman authors covering them to refer to their war leaders.
In the Middle Ages the title signified first among the Germanic monarchies. Dukes were the rulers of the provinces and the superiors of the count in the...
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| Reverend Mother | Topic | Alia Atreides |
A Reverend Mother is both a Bene Gesserit title and a class or level associated with fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. A Reverend Mother is generally a woman of the Bene Gesserit order who has completed her training.
The Princess Irulan writes (via epigraph) in the original novel Dune:
At the end of their training, the Bene Gesserit undergoes a ritual involving a significant amount of one of a class of awareness spectrum narcotics. The drug enters her...
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| Count | Topic | Hasimir Fenring |
A count is a nobleman in Europe countries; The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The British equivalent is an earl (whose wife is also a "countess", for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). Alternative "Count" (Hakushaku) status are used in other countries with different names such as during the Empire of Japan.
In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title comes...
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| Kwisatz Haderach |
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Topic | Paul Atreides |
"Kwisatz Haderach" is the name of a prophesied messiah in Frank Herbert's fictional ''Dune'' universe.
In Terminology of the Imperium, the glossary of the novel Dune, Frank Herbert provides the following definition:
The Kwisatz Haderach is also known as "the one who can be many places at once" in the texts.
The Bene Gesserit hoped to create a male who could survive the ritual spice agony that changes a female acolyte into a Reverend Mother, a male thus capable of absolute powers of...
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Topic | Percy Fitzwallace |
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral (equivalent to full general) and above Vice Admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet/Fleet Admiral. It is usually abbreviated to "Adm." or "ADM". Where relevant, Admiral is a 4 star rank.
The word Admiral in Middle English comes from Anglo-French amiral, "commander", from Medieval Latin admiralis, "emir", admirallus, "admiral", from Arabic amir-al-, "commander of the" (as...
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| Captain | Topic | James T. Kirk |
Captain or The Captain may refer to:
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| Job title | Malcolm Reynolds | |||
| Character Rank | Kathryn Janeway | |||
| Fictional job title | William Riker | |||
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Topic | Quintus Lucinius Cato |
An Optio (from the Latin verb optare, 'to choose', because an Optio was chosen by his centurion) was a soldier in the Roman army who held a position similar to that of an Executive Officer in modern armies. The main function of an Optio was as an Optio centuriae, the second-in-command of a centuria (century), although there were many other positions an Optio could hold.
Optios were vital units in the late Roman army, as casualties were often high among Centurions due to their position at the...
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Topic | Lucius Cornelius Macro |
A centurion (Latin: centurio; Greek: εκατόνταρχος (hekatontarchos), κεντούριων (kentūriōn)) was a professional officer of the Roman army after the Marian reforms of 107 BC. Most centurions commanded a century (centuria) of 80 men, but senior centurions commanded cohort, or took senior staff roles in their legion.
Centurions took their title from the fact that they commanded a century. Centuries were so-called because they originally numbered roughly 100 men. Just after that they numbered 60...
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| Character Rank | Quintus Lucinius Cato | |||
| Legate | Character Rank | Titus Flavius Vespasian | ||
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| Sergeant | Topic | Bob Shaftoe |
Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent.
In most non-naval military or paramilitary organizations, a Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranking above Privates and Corporal, and below Warrant Officer and Commissioned Officer.
There are usually several ranks of Sergeant, each corresponding to greater experience and...
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| Character Rank | Nick Fury | |||
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| Countess de la Zue | Character Rank | Eliza | ||
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Oyarsa (pl. Oyéresu) is a word in the Old Solar language of C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. While in Out of the Silent Planet Elwin Ransom thinks it is the name of a god-like character that rules Malacandra, in Perelandra, it is revealed that Oyarsa is its title. When the Oyarsa of Mars visits other worlds, he is known not as "Oyarsa", but simply as "Malacandra".
The other planets of the solar system are likewise ruled by their own Oyéresu. The Oyéresu of Viritrilbia (Mercury), Glund (Jupiter),...
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| Commissioner | Topic | James Gordon |
Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions, especially referring to a high-ranked public (administrative or police) official, or an analogous official in the private sector (e.g. the highest executive position of many North America sport leagues).
A Commissioner within a modern state generally holds his office by virtue of a commission from the head of state or a Council of Elected Representatives (or appointed by non-elected officials in the case of...
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| Major | Topic | Motoko Kusanagi |
Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. Moreover, Major frequently denotes a mid-level command status officer (immediately superior to the rank of Captain and immediately subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel), however in some armies major is essentially a senior NCO (non-commissioned officer), a usage derived from "sergeant-major".
In considering terms of rank it is important to understand that the early evolution of the terms often was outside of...
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| Colonel | Topic | Jack O'Neill |
In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, colonel is a senior officer, with the pay grade of O-6. Colonel ranks above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general. Colonel is equivalent to a captain in the other uniformed services.
The insignia for a colonel is a silver eagle with a U.S. shield superimposed on its chest and holding an olive branch and bundle of arrows in its talons. The arrows represent war while the olive branch represents...
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Topic | Hank Landry |
Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of Sergeant Major General. A Major General is a high-ranking officer normally subordinate to a Lieutenant General and senior to a Brigadier General. In countries that do not maintain the rank of Brigadier General, including much of Eastern Europe, Major General normally serves as the lowest General Officer rank.
In the old Austro-Hungarian Army, the major general was called a...
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Topic | Cameron Mitchell |
In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, lieutenant colonel is a senior officer, with the pay grade of O-5. Lieutenant Colonel ranks above major and below colonel. Lieutenant Colonel is equivalent to a commander in the other uniformed services.
The rank of Lieutenant Colonel was first created during the Revolutionary War, when the position was held by aides to Regiment Colonel, and was sometimes known as "Lieutenant to the Colonel". The rank of...
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| Commander | Topic | William Riker |
Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement.
Commander is a military rank used in many navies and some air force but is very rarely used as a rank in armies. The rank (originally "Master and Commander") originated in the 18th and early 19th centuries to describe...
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| Rank | Samuel Vimes | |||
| Character Rank | Jeffrey Sinclair | |||
| Fictional job title | Susan Ivanova | |||
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| Queen of the Seven Kingdoms | Character Rank | Cersei Baratheon | ||
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| Queen | Character Rank | Titania | ||
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| King | Character Rank | Oberon | ||
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Topic | Calliope |
In Greek mythology, the Muses (Ancient Greek , hoi moũses : perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- "think") are a sisterhood of goddesses or spirits, their number set at nine by Classical times, who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music, and dance. They were water nymph, associated with the springs of Helicon and with Pieris, from which they are sometimes called the Pierides. The...
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| Lieutenant, Junior Grade | Topic | Number Eight |
In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, lieutenant, junior grade (LTJG) is a junior officer, with the pay grade of O-2. Lieutenant, junior grade ranks above ensign and below lieutenant. Lieutenant, junior grade is equivalent to a First Lieutenant in the other uniformed services.
As an armed forces commissioned officer, a lieutenant, j.g....
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| Character Rank | Sharon "Boomer" Valerii | |||
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A chief of staff is traditionally the coordinator of the supporting staff of an important individual, usually a high-level politician, military leader or business executive. In some circumstances, the chief of staff may simply serve as the head of an organization who reports to a functionally remote or ceremonial executive. Recent years have seen a proliferation of the term, and it now can be used to refer to coordinative positions ranging from personal assistants (usually to junior politicians...
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| Baron | Character Rank | Vladimir Harkonnen | ||
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| Siridar | Character Rank | Vladimir Harkonnen | ||
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| Lieutenant | Topic | Donald Thompson |
Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank.
Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organizations with a codified command structure. It often designates someone who is "second-in-command," and as such, may precede the name of the rank directly above it. For example, a "Lieutenant Master" is likely to be second-in-command to the "Master" in an organization utilizing both such ranks. Notable uses include Lieutenant Governor in...
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