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lieutenant
[ loo-ten-uhnt; in British use, except in the navy, lef-ten-uhnt ]
noun
- Military.
- U.S. Navy. a commissioned officer ranking between lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant commander.
- a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior they act for:
If he can't attend, he will send his lieutenant.
lieutenant
/ luːˈtɛnənt; lɛfˈtɛnənt /
noun
- a military officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a captain
- a naval officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a lieutenant commander
- an officer in a police or fire department ranking immediately junior to a captain
- a person who holds an office in subordination to or in place of a superior
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԲԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ···ٱ·Գ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lieutenant1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lieutenant1
Example Sentences
He said a lieutenant who helped him acquire a proper entertainment permit explicitly warned him against booking hip-hop, metal and punk rock artists.
Brennan admitted buying the fake blood in advance and was described as Richards' "willing lieutenant".
Being lieutenant governor puts me in a position to continue to engage with folks all across the state, to give them voice, based on my engagement with them.
Trump behaves more like a Mafia boss whose insults can be interpreted by his lieutenants as an order to commit violence.
Within the jails, where inmates sell heroin in tiny smears called “papers,” that amount was worth $226,000, a sheriff’s lieutenant wrote in a report.
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