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non-com

British  
/ ˈnɒnˌkɒm /

noun

  1. short for 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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At this point, Forever appears to be another low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people—and then Oscar skis into a tree and dies.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2018

Yes, Oscar and June are dead, but Forever still is a low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2018

A few hours before midnight, a Tunisian army non-com burst in upon a Defense Ministry official and blurted the details of the plot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite Nasser's "soldier's word" to the contrary, the French say that in Algeria they have captured 50 graduates of Egyptian non-com schools, and believe there are 500 more Egyptian-trained guerrillas fighting there.

From Time Magazine Archive

The escort consists of two men and a non-com.

From “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went by Keene, Louis

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