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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR

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Company sergeant major is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

company sergeant major

Company sergeant major

A company sergeant major, is the senior non-commissioned soldier of a company in the armies of many Commonwealth countries, responsible for administration, standards and discipline. In combat, his prime responsibility is the supply of ammunition to the company. He also oversees the distribution of other supplies such as water or food; although that responsibility mainly is the company quartermaster sergeant's, and evacuating the wounded and collecting prisoners of war. For military units of the same level as company, the equivalent may be squadron sergeant major or battery sergeant major. In the Household Cavalry, squadron corporal major is the equivalent. First sergeant and Kompaniefeldwebel are the United States Army and German Heer equivalents respectively.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR

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companionship
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company
company car
company commander
company doctor
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company pension
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company time
company town
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WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR

Canis Major
double major
drum major
major
nonmajor
pectoralis major
pipe major
regimental sergeant major
relative major
sergeant major
Syrtis Major
Ursa Major
vis major

Synonyms and antonyms of company sergeant major in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «company sergeant major» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR

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Translator English - Chinese

公司军士长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

empresa sargento mayor
570 millions of speakers

English

company sergeant major
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कंपनी सार्जेंट मेजर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شركة رقيب أول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Компания старшина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

empresa sargento major
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোম্পানী সার্জেন্ট প্রধান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sergent-major
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syarikat sarjan utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unternehmen Feldwebel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

会社軍曹の主要な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회사 상사 의 주요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perusahaan sersan utama
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

công ty trung sĩ lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறுவனம் சார்ஜென்ட் முக்கிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंपनीचे सार्जेंट प्रमुख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şirket üstü çavuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

azienda Sergente Maggiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Firma sierżant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Компанія старшина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Compania sergent-major
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Η εταιρεία επιλοχίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maatskappy sersant-majoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Företaget sergeanten ha som huvudämne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Selskapet Sergeant Major
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of company sergeant major

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about company sergeant major

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR»

Discover the use of company sergeant major in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to company sergeant major and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Army List
32274 Company-Sergeant-Ma.jorN. Bremford, Royal Artillery. 21524 Company- Sergeant-Major M. Carey, Royal Artillery. 8635 Battery-Quarter-Master-Sergeant H. Carson, Royal Artillery. 17990 Company-Sergeant-Major G. Connell, Royal ...
Great Britain. Ministry of Defence, 1895
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The Canada Gazette
(b) A non-commissioned otlicer holding the appointment of farrier staff-sergeant will rank regimentally below the squadron, battery. troop or company sergeant- major or quartermaster-sergeant, respectively. (c) A squadron, battery, tr'oop or ...
Canada, 1904
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Report
Company Sergeant-Major G. A. R. Spain for Royal Field Artillery. Corporal J. A. Keefer for Royal Canadian Engineers. Sergeant A. V. Tremaine for Royal Canadian Artillery. ANNUAL PRIZES. 10. The College prizes won during the year have ...
Canada. Dept. of Militia and Defence, 1904
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The Cadet Sergeant Major: A Novel about Army Cadets in North ...
As the Company Sergeant Major one of his main duties was discipline. 'And the cadet sergeants are the people I must depend on,' he thought. What bothered him was the feeling that some could not be trusted. .What follows is a character ...
C. R. Cummings, 2008
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Sergeant Gander: A Canadian Hero
Company Sergeant Major Osborn, Winnipeg Grenadiers, Jamaica, 1940/41. ... a company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers to which Company Sergeant-Major Osborn belonged, became divided during an attack on Mount Butler, a hill rising steeply ...
Robyn Walker, 2009
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Red Coat, Green Machine: Continuity in Change in the British ...
I asked him how, and he said he would go directly to his company sergeant major . “Not your platoon sergeant?” I asked, as he was the first link in the soldier's chain of command. “I would need to go visit my platoon sergeant afterwards, but I  ...
Charles Kirke, 2014
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Us Special Operations Forces Handbook
He coordinates with the company sergeant major to direct and supervise company administrative and logistical procedures. COMPANY TECHNICIAN Rank: W0-1 and up, Warrant Officer He has staff responsibility for all matters pertaining to ...
Ibp Usa, USA International Business Publications, 2007
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Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach
"l'm in A Company, Sergeant Major." "l'm sure that's a fine company, Little, but which battalion?" "3d Battalion, 8th infantry, Sergeant Major." "The 3d of the 8th is a fine battalion. Who's your battalion com~ mander?" "LTC Blanchard, Sergeant ...
Dandridge M. Malone, 2009
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An Accidental Soldier: Memoirs of a Mestizo in Vietnam
Specialist Carter, the company clerk from B Company, stepped forward and led me to the tent of the B Company sergeant major. Carter was lean and blonde with bad teeth and a sharp nose. The sergeant major was a man in his early forties, ...
Manny Garcia, 2003
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Journey's End
Set in the First World War, Journey's End concerns a group of British officers on the front line and opens in a dugout in the trenches in France.
Robert Cedric Sherriff, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR»

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Cadets collect for Charity on Armed Forces Day
Mike Quigley, company Sergeant Major and officer commanding, said: “I've taken over as the co-ordinator for this event and it's a fantastic start. «Henley Standard, Jul 15»
2
Inspirational cadet up for YOPEY award
... detachment of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Army Cadet Force, where he has reached the rank of company sergeant major after five years. «Biggleswade Today, Jul 15»
3
Shoe's memory survives war
One morning, I was summoned by the company sergeant major. He asked me to take a seat in front of his desk. I didn't know what to expect. «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
4
SAS, Paras and Marines march on Downing Street to demand …
... McLaughlin's Commanding Officer, Battalion Second in Command, Regimental Sergeant Major, Company Sergeant Major, Platoon Sergeant ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Cadets celebrate Armed Forces Day - with Southport event this …
The photo was sent in by Andy Sutcliffe, whose son, among those in the picture, is Cadet Company Sergeant Major for 1Coy Merseyside ACF. «Southport Visiter, Jun 15»
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Daily Diary, June 25, 1915
Company Sergeant Major Henry Taylor - First Battalion. Private Charles Ingram, Lieutenant Philip Malcolm Kerwood, Privates Frederick Isaac ... «Worcester News, Jun 15»
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Cadet Corps celebrates 50th annual ceremonial...
His job is the link between the Company Sergeant Major and platoon commanders. “He wants to join the Canadian army as an armored soldier ... «www.insidebelleville.com/, Jun 15»
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Daily Diary, June 16, 1915
... Roy Gaffney Argyle Wiggins, Private Adam Williams, Sergeant Joe Wooley & Company Sergeant Major Frederick Workman - Third Battalion. «Worcester News, Jun 15»
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Team of Windsor soldiers to take 17-hour golfing challenge for …
WO2 (AQMS) Hedley, along with team members Captain Andy Jones, warrant officer Company Sergeant Major Craig Newton and Sergeant ... «Windsor Observer, Jun 15»
10
Former Royal Marine Ian Davidson
For the final four years of his military career, he was a company sergeant major responsible for around 100 men. On retirement from the military, ... «The Courier, May 15»

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