second-in-command

noun

: someone who is ranked second in a group or organization

the police chief's second-in-command

Examples of second-in-command in a Sentence

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Carter also portrayed second-in-command Colonel Tigh on the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica in the late '70s and Sgt. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024

Naim Qassem, the Shia Lebanese cleric and politician who is Hezbollah's second-in-command, speaks with NBC News on Thursday. —Matt Bradley, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024

Eisenberg plays a kind of second-in-command type, while Christophe Zajac-Denek plays a young Sasquatch. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024

The best solution for Boeing, say several sources, would probably be a split: naming a CEO who’s a great general manager, and a second-in-command who’s a hard-core, hands-on-the-levers production specialist. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024

The film follows four unique sasquatches over one year: Nathan appears as the group’s brutish, alpha-like leader, while Eisenberg plays a more beta second-in-command. —Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024

Specifics vary depending on company size and sector, but COOs are often considered a CEO’s second-in-command and a top candidate for the corner office. —Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024

Cook’s second-in-command, Charles Clerke, was to captain a ship called the Discovery, while Cook, once again, sailed on the Resolution. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024

After a quick chat, the pilot went back to sleep, leaving the second-in-command in control of the aircraft, according to the report. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024