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Definition of sergeant major in English: sergeant majornoun 1A warrant officer in the British army whose job is to assist the adjutant of a regiment or battalion (regimental sergeant major) or a subunit commander (company sergeant major, battery sergeant major, etc.). Example sentencesExamples - He looked about the room, like a sergeant major inspecting barracks.
- Less than three years later, aged 27, he was suddenly promoted directly from private to sergeant major.
- Instead of mechanically obeying orders, the gallant chaps might leap to the defence of a female comrade facing the wrath of the sergeant major, thus destroying the group's cohesion.
- One of her three sons is an army sergeant major.
- A by-product of the mobile phone menace is the mobile caller - instead of sitting still and mumbling into the contraption like any semi-respectable phone user, he swaggers up and down yelling into the thing like a sergeant major on parade.
- The former sergeant major was once the British Army's top sniper in the province and was known as a lethal shot during the height of the Ulster troubles in the 70s.
- The pace stick - a hinged measuring device, which measures a sergeant major's stride - is used to standardise the pace at which troops march.
- The senior non-commissioned member of a British unit is its regimental sergeant major.
- They have also discovered that the first landlord, who took over in 1826, was an ex sergeant major of the cavalry with a medal from Waterloo.
- You don't dress the sergeant major down in front of the troops, it is too demoralising.
- ‘I'm not a jumped up sergeant major barking orders at people,’ he said.
- For some reason the sergeant major had decided to choose me to vent his anger on.
- Built like a sergeant major, she has this parade ground habit of issuing orders, not requests.
- He worked in the Joint Operations Centre in Iraq for six months from August 2003 to January this year as the operations sergeant major, responsible for the 15-member team that kept the centre running.
- The former sergeant major will join about 20 other decorated soldiers on the trip, which is one of the events which will mark the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day.
- For one thing, he was put on a charge, not what you would expect for a battle-hardened sergeant major in Britain's most famous World War Two army.
- In the event, the beekeeper was victorious and only one man, a former sergeant major, was stung on the forehead.
- My Catholic sergeant major saved my life and carried me to a field hospital.
- Alan, a sergeant major in the Royal Marine reserves, received his call-up papers two days before he was due to be mobilised.
- At about 9pm our sergeant major came up to where we were to inquire how we had managed.
2A high rank of non-commissioned officer in the US army, above master sergeant and below warrant officer. Example sentencesExamples - A retired U.S. Army sergeant major, he now serves as the civilian caretaker, a U.S. government position.
- How is it going to be received by the sergeant major or the colonel who is there in the audience?
- As some have put it, it takes 25 years to make a good sergeant major.
- He served throughout the war in the West, and became a sergeant major.
- He is a retired Signal Corps sergeant major who served in the U.S. Army for 30 years.
- He was once considered for change of rank to sergeant major by the Commandant of the Marine Corps so he could be the top enlisted Marine.
- He travelled the world and rose to the rank of sergeant major but retired after 18 years due to his condition.
- The sergeant major that followed him just glared at me as I wished him a nice day.
- Only days earlier, some Soldiers here were undoubtedly surprised after they were halted at a TCP and instead of an MP, the sergeant major approached them.
- Finally, we found the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve and greeted the sergeant major.
- An SF sergeant major produced an American flag that he had carried in Iraq during the Gulf War and had brought to Afghanistan.
- For others, it may be the concept of a general officer or a sergeant major who brings ‘chosen’ subordinates up through the ranks guiding them towards the ‘good jobs’ to achieve promotions.
- Six more soldiers received letters of reprimand, including a battalion commander and battalion operations sergeant major who were immediately relieved of duty.
- He is public affairs adviser to the sergeant major of the Army.
- The conference is open to Active and Reserve component battalion-level and above CSS leaders in the ranks of sergeant major and above and joint service equivalents.
- It has been a year and a half since I became sergeant major of the Army.
- 8mm film footage taken by a sergeant major formerly stationed in Entebbe was shown to familiarize the commandos with the airport.
- Moreover, the sergeant major's wife, Hazel, began planning an extensive program for Academy student wives as well as the distaff side of the faculty and staff.
- Focus on being competent in the job you have: don't immediately plan for a career with the goal of becoming the sergeant major or chief of staff of the Army.
- The second is a fascinating account of his life in the army, where, refusing an officer's commission, he rose to sergeant major as a gunnery instructor.
3A fish with boldly striped sides which lives in warm seas, typically on coral reefs. Abudefduf saxatilis, family Pomacentridae Example sentencesExamples - Fish are fed in this area, so shoals of angelfish, surgeonfish, damsels and sergeant majors approach divers without fear.
- The yellowtail snappers, sergeant majors and occasional parrotfish displayed no fear of us at all.
- During lunchtime, tourists and snorkellers swarm the beach to watch the baby blacktips, sergeant majors and butterflyfish.
- Blue Beach, which along with Green offers the best snorkeling - an abundance of blue tangs, queen angelfish, sergeant majors, and spotted eagle rays in the water - is a mile long, and the dirt road keeps going for three miles past it.
- Holding the chain railing, we followed our leader and had up-close encounters with yellow tails, sergeant majors, blue tang, trumpet fish, and other reef dwellers.
Rhymes gauger, golden-ager, major, old-stager, pager, rampager, stager, wager Definition of sergeant major in US English: sergeant majornounˈˌsärjənt ˈmājərˈˌsɑrdʒənt ˈmeɪdʒər 1A noncommissioned officer in the US Army or Marine Corps of the highest rank, above master sergeant and below warrant officer. Example sentencesExamples - He travelled the world and rose to the rank of sergeant major but retired after 18 years due to his condition.
- Focus on being competent in the job you have: don't immediately plan for a career with the goal of becoming the sergeant major or chief of staff of the Army.
- Finally, we found the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve and greeted the sergeant major.
- 8mm film footage taken by a sergeant major formerly stationed in Entebbe was shown to familiarize the commandos with the airport.
- Only days earlier, some Soldiers here were undoubtedly surprised after they were halted at a TCP and instead of an MP, the sergeant major approached them.
- For others, it may be the concept of a general officer or a sergeant major who brings ‘chosen’ subordinates up through the ranks guiding them towards the ‘good jobs’ to achieve promotions.
- The second is a fascinating account of his life in the army, where, refusing an officer's commission, he rose to sergeant major as a gunnery instructor.
- Moreover, the sergeant major's wife, Hazel, began planning an extensive program for Academy student wives as well as the distaff side of the faculty and staff.
- He served throughout the war in the West, and became a sergeant major.
- He is a retired Signal Corps sergeant major who served in the U.S. Army for 30 years.
- As some have put it, it takes 25 years to make a good sergeant major.
- An SF sergeant major produced an American flag that he had carried in Iraq during the Gulf War and had brought to Afghanistan.
- The sergeant major that followed him just glared at me as I wished him a nice day.
- A retired U.S. Army sergeant major, he now serves as the civilian caretaker, a U.S. government position.
- How is it going to be received by the sergeant major or the colonel who is there in the audience?
- The conference is open to Active and Reserve component battalion-level and above CSS leaders in the ranks of sergeant major and above and joint service equivalents.
- It has been a year and a half since I became sergeant major of the Army.
- He was once considered for change of rank to sergeant major by the Commandant of the Marine Corps so he could be the top enlisted Marine.
- He is public affairs adviser to the sergeant major of the Army.
- Six more soldiers received letters of reprimand, including a battalion commander and battalion operations sergeant major who were immediately relieved of duty.
2A warrant officer in the British army. Example sentencesExamples - The former sergeant major was once the British Army's top sniper in the province and was known as a lethal shot during the height of the Ulster troubles in the 70s.
- The former sergeant major will join about 20 other decorated soldiers on the trip, which is one of the events which will mark the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day.
- Built like a sergeant major, she has this parade ground habit of issuing orders, not requests.
- He worked in the Joint Operations Centre in Iraq for six months from August 2003 to January this year as the operations sergeant major, responsible for the 15-member team that kept the centre running.
- The senior non-commissioned member of a British unit is its regimental sergeant major.
- You don't dress the sergeant major down in front of the troops, it is too demoralising.
- Less than three years later, aged 27, he was suddenly promoted directly from private to sergeant major.
- Instead of mechanically obeying orders, the gallant chaps might leap to the defence of a female comrade facing the wrath of the sergeant major, thus destroying the group's cohesion.
- My Catholic sergeant major saved my life and carried me to a field hospital.
- The pace stick - a hinged measuring device, which measures a sergeant major's stride - is used to standardise the pace at which troops march.
- For some reason the sergeant major had decided to choose me to vent his anger on.
- One of her three sons is an army sergeant major.
- They have also discovered that the first landlord, who took over in 1826, was an ex sergeant major of the cavalry with a medal from Waterloo.
- Alan, a sergeant major in the Royal Marine reserves, received his call-up papers two days before he was due to be mobilised.
- In the event, the beekeeper was victorious and only one man, a former sergeant major, was stung on the forehead.
- He looked about the room, like a sergeant major inspecting barracks.
- At about 9pm our sergeant major came up to where we were to inquire how we had managed.
- A by-product of the mobile phone menace is the mobile caller - instead of sitting still and mumbling into the contraption like any semi-respectable phone user, he swaggers up and down yelling into the thing like a sergeant major on parade.
- For one thing, he was put on a charge, not what you would expect for a battle-hardened sergeant major in Britain's most famous World War Two army.
- ‘I'm not a jumped up sergeant major barking orders at people,’ he said.
3A fish with boldly striped sides that lives in warm seas, typically on coral reefs. Abudefduf saxatilis, family Pomacentridae Example sentencesExamples - Holding the chain railing, we followed our leader and had up-close encounters with yellow tails, sergeant majors, blue tang, trumpet fish, and other reef dwellers.
- The yellowtail snappers, sergeant majors and occasional parrotfish displayed no fear of us at all.
- During lunchtime, tourists and snorkellers swarm the beach to watch the baby blacktips, sergeant majors and butterflyfish.
- Blue Beach, which along with Green offers the best snorkeling - an abundance of blue tangs, queen angelfish, sergeant majors, and spotted eagle rays in the water - is a mile long, and the dirt road keeps going for three miles past it.
- Fish are fed in this area, so shoals of angelfish, surgeonfish, damsels and sergeant majors approach divers without fear.
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