non-commissioned officer
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non-commissioned officer
noun non-commissioned officers · noncommissioned officer · NCO · non-com · noncom
- 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. A platoon sergeant may only be a non-commissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.
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noun person of authority in the military who has not received a commission
| Español | suboficial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부사관 busagwan |
| 日本語 | 下士官 kashikan |
| 中文 | 士官 shìguān, 軍士 /军士 jūnshì |
| Português | suboficial |
| Français | sous-officier |
| Deutsch | Unteroffizier |
| Italiano | sottufficiale |
| Ελληνικά | υπαξιωματικός ypaxiomatikós |
| Română | subofițer |
| Русский | у́нтер-офице́р únter-oficér |
| العربية | ضابط صفّ |
| עברית | מש״ק, מפקד שאינו קצין |
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