In a sentence
Six example sentences with commissioned, each labelled with its topic.
Only commissioned officers could sign the fuel requisitions, so a sergeant with thirty years of service still needed a signature.
History
The film's hero graduates as a commissioned ensign in the opening reel and outranks his old drill instructor immediately.
Movies
Military courts treat a commissioned lieutenant differently from an enlisted sailor when weighing responsibility for orders passed down.
Law
The novel's narrator is a commissioned lieutenant fresh from the academy, baffled that veteran sergeants must salute him.
Literature
Under the charter, a commissioned officer must resign the rank before standing for a seat in parliament.
Politics
The regimental band's director is a commissioned captain, so the musicians salute him before every rehearsal.
Music
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