see|noncommissioned officerCategory:Synchronized entries|non-commissioned officer
English
Alternative spellings
noncommissioned officer (US)
Noun
en-noun|sg=non-commissioned officer
#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.
Translations
Greek: t|el|υπαξιωματικός|m|sc=Grek
External links
Wikipedia: Wikipedia:Officer (armed forces)|officer
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