noncommissioned officer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

noncommissioned officer noncommissioned officers non-commissioned officer

Synonyms

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