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warrant officer
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warrant officer
n. Abbr. WO
A military officer, usually a skilled technician or a helicopter pilot, intermediate in rank between a noncommissioned officer and a commissioned officer, having authority by virtue of a warrant.

warrant officer
n
(Military) an officer in certain armed services who holds a rank between those of commissioned and noncommissioned officers. In the British army, the rank has two classes: see regimental sergeant major, company sergeant major
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Noun1.warrant officer - holds rank by virtue of a warrant
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
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warrant officer n (Mil) → sottufficiale m


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As many as 411 warrant officers were promoted to the rank of staff warrant officer, 592 staff sergeants to C warrant officer, 835 sergeants to staff sergeant, 363 corporals to C sergeant, 197 lance corporal to corporal.
The warrant officer rank was not included in the chart almost as if Warrant Officers don't exist in the three other branches of military listed.
I'm happy to report that 29 warrant officers attended our first Warrant Officer Council and information briefings.
 
 
 
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