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Not having a commission.

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  1. a. Not having a commission.
  2. adj. (of military officers) appointed from enlisted personnel
  3. Not having a commission. Noncommissioned officer (Mil.), 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.
  4. Not having a commission. Noncommissioned officer (Mil.), asubordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chiefexecutive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary ofWar or by the commanding officer of the regiment.
  5. j:100 a. (of military officers) appointed from enlisted personnel