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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 Word Forms
- ܲ···ٱ·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of lieutenant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lieutenant1
Example Sentences
In the short term, Owens’ exit is not likely to change the hard-charging journalistic values of the program, as many of his lieutenants share his ethos.
“She said she was lieutenant colonel in the GRU,” Perlowin, now 74, told The Times, referring to the Soviet Union’s military intelligence agency.
Trapped behind bars, the tribal police lieutenant is powerless as he watches his young cousin be taken away by an abusive priest.
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".
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