noncommissioned
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of noncommissioned
1695–1705; non- + commissioned ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Noncommissioned squad leaders are also hard to come by, and many squads are being led by privates first class with six months or less of Army service.
From Time Magazine Archive
Noncommissioned officers should always be addressed by their titles, by both officers and soldiers.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)
Noncommissioned vessels of a belligerent nation may at all times capture hostile ships, without being deemed, by the Law of Nations, Pirates.
From The Laws Of War, Affecting Commerce And Shipping by Thomson, H. Byerley
Noncommissioned officers received the same punishment as the men, without, however, losing their rank, as would have been the case in our army.
Noncommissioned officer making false report Reduction, forfeiture of $8, and 10 days' confinement at hard labor.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison by Harrison, Benjamin
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