"noncommissioned officer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: noncommissioned officers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} noncommissioned officer (plural noncommissioned officers)
  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. Synonyms: non-commissioned officer [US]
    Sense id: en-noncommissioned_officer-en-noun-6Pw0B3My Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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