British East India Company officer

generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
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Class: British East India Company officer

A British East India Company officer was a commissioned military or administrative official serving under the Company’s authority in India and other colonial territories, responsible for enforcing its policies, protecting its commercial interests, and often exercising significant political and military power.