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Definition 2024
non-commissioned_officer
non-commissioned officer
See also: noncommissioned officer
English
Alternative forms
Noun
non-commissioned officer (plural non-commissioned officers)
- A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.
- A platoon sergeant may only be a non-commissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.
Translations
person of authority in the military who has not received a commission
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