Definition of lieutenant
1a : an official empowered to act for a higher official The king's lieutenant handled the problem.b : an aide or representative of another in the performance of duty : assistant Her best lieutenant was working on the proposal.
2a (1) : first lieutenant (2) : second lieutenantb : a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant junior grade and below a lieutenant commanderc : a fire or police department officer ranking below a captain
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Examples of lieutenant in a Sentence
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
She has her best lieutenants working on a proposal.
one of the mobster's most loyal lieutenants
Recent Examples of lieutenant from the Web
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However, his top lieutenants are to return to Gaza as early as next week and join those who remained in rebuilding his political organization.
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Kay Ivey, in her second term as lieutenant governor, was sworn in as the 54th governor of Alabama on April 10, following the resignation of Robert Bentley amid scandal.
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Previous Denials The president and his top lieutenants, including Vice President Mike Pence, have previously denied there were any meetings between his campaign and Russians.
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The attorney general’s race, like the contest for lieutenant governor, is typically overshadowed by the one for governor, which this year pits former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie against Lt.
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On the Baldwin County Democrats Facebook page, multiple posts were directed at Ponder, who once ran as Republican for lieutenant governor.
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What should be increasingly clear even to the governor and lieutenant governor is that their obsession with writing discrimination into law risks turning Texas into a state that people and companies simply don’t want to visit or do business in.
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And Bob Daiber, a regional school superintendent for Downstate Madison County, was asked about a choice for a lieutenant governor.
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The labor agreement does list other certifications firefighters and lieutenants are required to hold.
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Origin and Etymology of lieutenant
Middle English, from Anglo-French lieu tenant, from liu + tenant holding, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre — more at thin
LIEUTENANT Defined for English Language Learners
lieutenant
playDefinition of lieutenant for English Language Learners
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: an officer in the army, navy, or air force with a fairly low rank
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: an officer in a fire or police department who has a rank below a captain
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: an assistant to another, more powerful person : a person who represents and works for someone else
LIEUTENANT Defined for Kids
lieutenant
playDefinition of lieutenant for Students
1 : an official who acts for a higher official
2 : first lieutenant
4 : a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant junior grade
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