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noncommissioned officer

noun Military.

an enlisted person, as a sergeant or corporal, holding any of various ranks below commissioned or warrant officers.

Origin:
1695–1705

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noncommissioned officer (ˌnɒnkəˈmɪʃənd)

—n
	(in the armed forces) a person, such as a sergeant or corporal, who is appointed from the ranks as a subordinate officer

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