enlisted
adjective
en·list·ed
in-ˈli-stəd 
en-
: of, relating to, or constituting the part of a military, naval, or air force below commissioned or warrant officers
enlisted personnel
the enlisted ranks
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The money is supposed to help soldiers with food costs, but a Military.com investigation found that of the $225 million collected from enlisted soldiers’ BAS pay last year at 11 of the Army’s largest bases, $151 million was directed elsewhere.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
The move returns the Army base in North Carolina to being called Fort Bragg, but the name will now honor an enlisted Army soldier named Roland L. Bragg, who according to a Pentagon statement was awarded a Silver Star and the Purple Heart for combat during World War II.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
She was raised in Crisfield and her sister, Marian Elzie Wilson, was also in the WACs as an enlisted member of 6888.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
In 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée marched on Moscow with enlisted soldiers from at least nine different nationalities, with French soldiers in the minority.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
The move returns the Army base in North Carolina to being called Fort Bragg, but the name will now honor an enlisted Army soldier named Roland L. Bragg, who according to a Pentagon statement was awarded a Silver Star and the Purple Heart for combat during World War II.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
She was raised in Crisfield and her sister, Marian Elzie Wilson, was also in the WACs as an enlisted member of 6888.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
In 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée marched on Moscow with enlisted soldiers from at least nine different nationalities, with French soldiers in the minority.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
See All Example Sentences for enlisted
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enlisted. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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enlisted
adjective
en·list·ed
in-ˈlis-təd
: of, relating to, or forming the part of a military or naval force in the ranks below commissioned or warrant officers
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