noncommissioned officer

Noun
Synonyms: noncomenlisted officer

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a military officer appointed from enlisted personnelSynonyms: noncomenlisted officer
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Noncommissioned \Non`com*mis"sioned\, a. Not having a commission. [1913 Webster]

Noncommissioned officer (Mil.), a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment. [1913 Webster]

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