Definition of noncommissioned officer Noncommissioned officer
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What does noncommissioned officer mean?
WordNet
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| noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel | ||
| noncom, enlisted officer | ||
| military officer, officer any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
| aircraftman, aircraftsman a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force | ||
| bombardier the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target | ||
| chief petty officer a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank | ||
| corporal a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines | ||
| drill instructor, drill master a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline | ||
| lance corporal an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal | ||
| p.o., petty officer, po a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army | ||
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Wiktionary 
- noncommissioned officer (Noun)
A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government; as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.
