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N.C.O.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Noncommissioned Officer.


NCO British  

abbreviation

  1. noncommissioned officer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The sergeant tucked the small pistol, a .22-caliber revolver, into the inside pocket of his sport coat and entered the base club for noncommissioned officers like himself — known as the N.C.O.

From New York Times

“It’s amazing to see these people, the tenants and the civic associations, know who their N.C.O. officers are and have their cellphone numbers,” Mr. Richards said.

From New York Times

“Until we actually see people who are comfortable in this community, I don’t think much will change with the N.C.O. program.”

From New York Times

“That was all based off being an N.C.O., going to a meeting, conversing with people.”

From New York Times

Both hate their menial, superfluous office jobs—Daffi is a “paper and shredding N.C.O.,”

From The New Yorker