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adjective.
Not having a commission.
adjective.
a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.
adjective.
Alternative spelling of non-commissioned.
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adjective.
(of military officers) appointed from enlisted personnel
Word Usage
"If you will pick out those to whom you intend to give commands, and subcommands; I will choose from the men, after drilling them for a few days, forty of the most intelligent as what we call noncommissioned officers."