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noun
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
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Aruffo, who retired from the Navy in 2007 as a lieutenant commander, was also among the first Navy officers charged in the case, and was the fourth to plead guilty, in July 2014.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
Born July 24, 1933, on the island of Crete in Greece, Aniston attended Pennsylvania State University before joining the Navy and earning the rank of lieutenant commander.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
Chen, 44, is currently a lieutenant commander in the Navy reserves.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2022
Spence is a retired Naval lieutenant commander and nuclear engineering officer and Buchli is a real estate broker.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
Another person who claimed to be a lieutenant commander in the U.S. military abroad asked for help to pay for a shipment of gold and cash seized in a raid.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
Pitts was reduced in rank to lieutenant commander upon retirement, costing him thousands in military pension income.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022
Bill Spence, a former Town Council member and retired Naval lieutenant commander and nuclear engineering officer.
—Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022
The decision was made to let the Navy lieutenant commander, 37, continue.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2022
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
Born July 24, 1933, on the island of Crete in Greece, Aniston attended Pennsylvania State University before joining the Navy and earning the rank of lieutenant commander.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
Chen, 44, is currently a lieutenant commander in the Navy reserves.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2022
Spence is a retired Naval lieutenant commander and nuclear engineering officer and Buchli is a real estate broker.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
Another person who claimed to be a lieutenant commander in the U.S. military abroad asked for help to pay for a shipment of gold and cash seized in a raid.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
Pitts was reduced in rank to lieutenant commander upon retirement, costing him thousands in military pension income.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022
Bill Spence, a former Town Council member and retired Naval lieutenant commander and nuclear engineering officer.
—Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022
The decision was made to let the Navy lieutenant commander, 37, continue.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of lieutenant commander was
in 1839
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“Lieutenant commander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20commander. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.
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lieutenant commander
noun
: a naval commissioned officer with a rank just below that of commander
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