as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenant
After nearly 15 years as a detective, Benson rose in the ranks as a sergeant and lieutenant before being named captain in Season 21.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
In February 2024, several months after Robinson received a positive performance review, the investigation was closed and Robinson was demoted two classifications to a correctional lieutenant.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
There’s also Seo (Hong Kyung), a young Korean Air Force lieutenant drafted for his training on advanced foreign air-traffic radar control systems.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Police officers cannot stand around and wait in active-shooter situations, said Christopher Mercado, a former NYPD lieutenant who is an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
In February 2024, several months after Robinson received a positive performance review, the investigation was closed and Robinson was demoted two classifications to a correctional lieutenant.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
There’s also Seo (Hong Kyung), a young Korean Air Force lieutenant drafted for his training on advanced foreign air-traffic radar control systems.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Police officers cannot stand around and wait in active-shooter situations, said Christopher Mercado, a former NYPD lieutenant who is an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenant
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Darrell Smith, assistant commissioner for school choice and parent empowerment, has said about 55% are in kindergarten through fifth grade, while 23% are in middle school and 22% are in high school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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An invitation to visit a friend’s family farm in Kenya in 1956 led to an introduction with the archaeologist Louis Leakey, who hired Goodall as an assistant and secretary.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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In December 2021, the Treasury Department issued more sanctions against Luna and Marroquin, alleging that the Bukele aides negotiated the secret agreement with the MS-13 gang.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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The officials encouraged the report’s lead authors including Calley Means, a top aide of Kennedy’s, to take a different approach for the second report and to engage with farmers and others in the food industry, the lobbyists say.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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This includes 30 people in Bogo City, a coastal city near to the epicentre of the earthquake with a population of 90,000, ABC News and the BBC reported, citing OCD deputy administrator Bernardo Alejandro.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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First introduced in The Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker's Jedi apprentice finally made her live-action debut in season 2 of The Mandalorian, with Rosario Dawson assuming the role with cool confidence.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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See more Adrian China, a 19-year-old electrician apprentice from New Jersey, agrees.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
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Inside, the couple meet a mismatch of eccentric characters, like biker Eddie (Meat Loaf), butler Riff-Rat (O'Brien) and doting aid Columbia (Nell Campbell).—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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For its upcoming budget, officials plan to use federal pandemic aid to help fill the gap, MCTS Chief Administrative Officer Sandra Kellner said previously.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenant. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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