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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In particular, the CIA received a tip from Cuban Army lieutenant colonel who defected to the U.S. and who identified Rocha as a spy in 2006.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Wells is the Indiana Democratic Party’s deputy chair for coalition and expansion and a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Wells is the Indiana Democratic Party’s deputy chair for coalition and expansion and a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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