OFFICER

1. a person invested with the authority of a particular position or office; may be public or private in that the occupied office may or may not be invested with a public trust. 2. corporate personnel appointed by the directors and charged with the duty of managing the day-to-day affairs of the corporation.

see de facto [DEFACTO OFFICER] Source: Barron's Dictionary of Legal Terms, Steven H. Gifis, 5th Edition; © 2016