noncommissioned officer
noncommissioned officer is the alternative form of non-commissioned officer.
Meaning of non-commissioned officer
Noun
non-commissioned officer (plural non-commissioned officers)
- 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.
- A platoon sergeant may only be a non-commissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.
Forms of noncommissioned officer
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Questions about noncommissioned officer
- What is noncommissioned officer the alternative form of?
- Noncommissioned officer is the alternative form of non-commissioned officer.
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