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sergeants

/ˈsɑɹdʒənts/

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What does sergeants mean?

noun

  1. plural of sergeant

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɑɹdʒənts/

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As privates of the industrial army they are placed under the command of a perfect hierarchy of officers and sergeants.
Karl Marx; Friedrich EngelsThe Communist ManifestoProject Gutenberg ebook #61
It was not known how this had been effected, the police agents and the sergeants “could not understand it at all.”
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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On the sergeants of the captain going to arrest the murderer, they were driven off by Castruccio, and the murderer escaped.
Niccolò MachiavelliThe PrinceTranslated by W. K. (William Kenaz) MarriottProject Gutenberg ebook #1232
Therewith he rode away, and there came to Ralph one of the sergeants, who brought him a spear, and bade him to horse.
William MorrisThe Well at the World's End: A TaleProject Gutenberg ebook #169
It is necessary, however, for the officers to back up the sergeants and corporals very vigorously, even when they are slightly in the wrong.
VariousThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial IssueProject Gutenberg ebook #206