noncommissioned

American  

[non-kuh-mish-uhnd] / ˌnɒn kəˈmɪʃ ənd /

adjective

1. not commissioned, applied especially to military officers, as sergeants and corporals, ranking below warrant officer.

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Etymology

Origin of noncommissioned

1695–1705; non- + commissioned ( def. )

Example Sentences

Does holding a commission necessarily mean a candidate is better suited to elective office than one who was a noncommissioned officer or a PFC or Seaman Apprentice?

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

But after The Associated Press made requests for comment on Meyer‘s case, the office of the Army‘s top noncommissioned officer, Sgt.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023

But after The Associated Press made requests for comment on Meyer’s case, the office of the Army’s top noncommissioned officer, Sgt.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

André Watts was born on June 20, 1946, in Nuremberg, Germany, the son of Herman Watts, a noncommissioned officer stationed overseas for the U.S.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

In military language, grandchildren, a “non-com” is a noncommissioned officer, anyone above the rank of a private, but no higher than a sergeant.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac