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Meaning of non-commissioned officer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

العربية ضابط صفّ
Deutsch Unteroffizier
Ελληνικά υπαξιωματικός
Español suboficial
Suomi aliupseeri
Français sous-officier
עברית מש״ק
Bahasa Indonesia bintara
Italiano sottufficiale
日本語 下士官
한국어 부사관
Nederlands onderofficier
Polski podoficer
Português suboficial
Русский унтер-офицер
Türkçe astsubay

Examples

“A platoon sergeant may only be a non-commissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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