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non-com

British  
/ ˈnɒnˌkɒm /

noun

  1. short for noncommissioned officer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Yes, Oscar and June are dead, but Forever still is a low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2018

At this point, Forever appears to be another low-key non-com about the ennui of affluent married people—and then Oscar skis into a tree and dies.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2018

A few hours before midnight, a Tunisian army non-com burst in upon a Defense Ministry official and blurted the details of the plot.

From Time Magazine Archive

The reason: he did not remove his hat�a miscue that Bell knew could only have been committed by a non-com not yet used to civilian ways.

From Time Magazine Archive

The non-com blinked stupidly for a moment; then his flat, freckled face cracked in a broad grin.

From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Bowen, Robert Sydney