non-commissioned officer

== English == === Alternative forms === noncommissioned officer (US) === Noun === non-commissioned officer (plural non-commissioned officers) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== NCO, non-com, noncom ==== Related terms ==== non-commissioned member ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Officer (armed forces) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia