Definition of "non-commissioned" []

• Not holding a military commission. (adjective)

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• "They will be able to become better non-commissioned officers …"
• "Jeffrey Brown's "Wolverine: Dying Time" story -- A few years back Jeffrey Brown (Clumsy, The Incredible Change-Bots) shared his love for a certain Canadian mutant in a non-commissioned story that featured Wolverine taking on an army of zombies."
• "Vincent van Gogh, 1889 In this non-commissioned portrait of a postman's wife in Arles, van Gogh aimed to create a mood, rather than focusing on the character of the sitter."