1.   He had been proved mistaken and had probably suffered a somewhat humiliating rebuff from his superior officer.

2.   He was a man who had mastered himself, and although his manner was informal he was manifestly the superior officer.

3.   In the army, it is a crime to disobey a superior officer.

4.   So is lying to a superior officer, whatever the cause.

5.   ...military formations, carrying out without question the battle orders of superior officers.

6.   ...negotiations between the mutineers and their superior officers.

7.   Report to your superior officer.

8.   That is no way to address your superior officer.

9.   Carlson was increasingly irritated with his superior officer.