noncommissioned
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.kəˈmɪʃ.ənd/
- Specialized
:
subalterno
- In the army, a noncommissioned officer is essential for maintaining discipline among the troops.
- noncommissioned officer
- NCOs (noncommissioned officers)
Examples
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Ladies and gentlemen... the noncommissioned officers of Fort Apache... offer their deep regrets.
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There is also a special advanced course for career noncommissioned officers taken in the middle of their careers.
Academic text (1996) -
Ladies and gentlemen... officers and noncommissioned officers, your attention, please.
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But as a noncommissioned officer, you are aware of the barrier... between your class and mine.
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If I like a soldier, he can get to be a noncommissioned officer quicker here than anywhere else.
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Prewitt, you know better than to talk back to a noncommissioned officer?
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Insubordination to a noncommissioned officer.
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Again, on behalf of the officers of Fort Apache... I wish to thank the noncommissioned officers and their ladies... for this grand party.
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In the Federal army, their appearance would have given apoplexy to any noncommissioned officer worth his stripes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Noncommissioned officers (NCOs) behaved with distinction in both the Army and Marine regiments.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
Not officially given a job or the right to act
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.2
A military person promoted from lower ranks who leads and trains soldiers
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncommissioned = commissioned (transparent) = non + commission + ed
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'non-' to 'commissioned', so the negated meaning ('not holding a commission') is directly signaled.
Etymology
The word noncommissioned breaks into non- meaning 'not' and commission meaning 'an official appointment as an officer'. So a noncommissioned officer is 'not given that formal appointment' but is chosen from the enlisted soldiers because of skill and experience.