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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The lieutenant colonel had served for 30 years, deploying five times and leading an airborne infantry company in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Melissa Chan, NBC news, 14 June 2025
Putin in power Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who was handed the presidency on the last day of 1999 by an ailing Boris Yeltsin, is the longest serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, who ruled for 29 years until his death in 1953.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The 64-year-old Franklin David Slater, a retired lieutenant colonel based in Nebraska, sent the defense secrets to a user claiming to be a Ukrainian woman back in 2022 when Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
As a lieutenant colonel, his last assignment was director of European affairs for the National Security Council.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Melissa Chan, NBC news, 14 June 2025
Putin in power Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who was handed the presidency on the last day of 1999 by an ailing Boris Yeltsin, is the longest serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, who ruled for 29 years until his death in 1953.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The 64-year-old Franklin David Slater, a retired lieutenant colonel based in Nebraska, sent the defense secrets to a user claiming to be a Ukrainian woman back in 2022 when Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
As a lieutenant colonel, his last assignment was director of European affairs for the National Security Council.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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