suboficial

Definitions of suboficial
  1. noun
    a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
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    cabo
    a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
    suboficial de marina
    a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
    sargento
    any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
    sargento primero
    a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant
    sargento de reclutamiento
    a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
    sargento mayor
    a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
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    oficial
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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