non-commissioned

non·com·mis·sioned

[non-kuh-mish-uhnd]
adjective
not commissioned, applied especially to military officers, as sergeants and corporals, ranking below warrant officer.

Origin:
1695–1705; non- + commissioned

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noncommissioned

adjective
(of military officers) appointed from enlisted personnel [ant: commissioned
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