lieutenant colonel
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel
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David Slater, 63, a former Army lieutenant colonel who was working in a civilian role for U.S. Strategic Command, was arrested Saturday, the Justice Department said Monday.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2024
His wife, Peggy Bahnsen, a retired lieutenant colonel, confirmed the death.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Abdallah, 40, a lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was killed on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon on October 9, just two days after Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people, kidnapping more than 250 and sending regional tensions soaring.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
Turley is currently a senior and a cadet lieutenant colonel in the program.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
The bill states that the sheriff’s salary would be equal to the pay of the highest available step for a lieutenant colonel in the Maryland State Police.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2024
The lieutenant colonel pulled the Velcro press identifier off my body armor and dropped it down the hole.
—Michael Tobin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick was born on March 27, 1926, in Mobile, Ala., to James Connick, who was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Jessie (Fowler) Connick, a nurse.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
North was embraced by many on the right, and the retired Marine lieutenant colonel went on to run for office, write several books and serve as a commentator on Fox News.
—Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2024
His wife, Peggy Bahnsen, a retired lieutenant colonel, confirmed the death.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Abdallah, 40, a lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was killed on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon on October 9, just two days after Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people, kidnapping more than 250 and sending regional tensions soaring.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
Turley is currently a senior and a cadet lieutenant colonel in the program.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
The bill states that the sheriff’s salary would be equal to the pay of the highest available step for a lieutenant colonel in the Maryland State Police.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2024
The lieutenant colonel pulled the Velcro press identifier off my body armor and dropped it down the hole.
—Michael Tobin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick was born on March 27, 1926, in Mobile, Ala., to James Connick, who was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Jessie (Fowler) Connick, a nurse.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
North was embraced by many on the right, and the retired Marine lieutenant colonel went on to run for office, write several books and serve as a commentator on Fox News.
—Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
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lieutenant colonel
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: a military commissioned officer with a rank just below that of colonel
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