noncommissioned

[ non-kuh-mish-uh nd ]

/ ˌnɒn kəˈmɪʃ ənd /

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

Nearby words

1695–1705; non- + commissioned

Seated around me are my soldier peers, all division staff officers and noncommissioned officers.
After War: Anger, Panic, and Sometimes Peace|Benjamin Tupper|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Their target was a dance for Army noncommissioned officers and their wives at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
The Accidental Radical|John Douglas Marshall|April 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Do not turn it over to some noncommissioned officer and let it go at that.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
The noncommissioned officers next in rank are assigned as guides, one to each platoon.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911|United States War Department

Captain responsible for instruction of officers and noncommissioned officers.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
Everything possible should be done by the company officers to instruct the noncommissioned officers properly in their duties.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
And Joe's gang privately tipped off the noncommissioned personnel of the Moonship.
Space Tug|Murray Leinster