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- noun Plural form of
underofficer .
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Examples
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The bugles cried out again, this time with an order officers and underofficers echoed: "Advance!"
Advance and Retreat Turtledove, Harry 2002
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None of the northerners 'underofficers was a blond.
Advance and Retreat Turtledove, Harry 2002
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In a lot of ways, underofficers had more power over common soldiers than nobles did over serfs.
Advance and Retreat Turtledove, Harry 2002
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Over there, common soldiers were also grumbling because their underofficers made them chop firewood.
Advance and Retreat Turtledove, Harry 2002
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Defenders of the Stone brought up the tail end of the Tairens; in their breastplates and puffy black-and-gold striped coatsleeves, plumes of various colors on the rimmed helmets marking officers and underofficers.
The Fires of Heaven Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1993
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Normally it was a bad idea to explain the basis of your decisions to underofficers, his Ling Aspect had said.
Tides Of Light Benford, Gregory, 1941- 1989
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He had made Cermo and Jocelyn, both Bishops, his immediate underofficers.
Tides Of Light Benford, Gregory, 1941- 1989
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If this is correct, they would form an admirable source of underofficers….
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966
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If this is correct, they would form an admirable source of underofficers….
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966
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A reputation for taking care of his men is a thing to be sought in a chief executive as well as in all underofficers.
Increasing Human Efficiency in Business: A Contribution to the Psychology of Business 1910
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