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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Noncommissioned \Non'com*mis"sioned\, adjective 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noncommissioned
adjective: of military officers; appointed from enlisted personnel [ant: {commissioned}]
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