rear admiral
nounDefinition of rear admiral
— called also rear admiral (lower half)
— called also rear admiral (upper half)
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The Navy rear admiral has been nominated by Trump to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. — Jessica Estepa, USA TODAY, "OnPolitics Today: I wanna hold your hand," 24 Apr. 2018 President Nixon approved her selection as the first female rear admiral in 1972. — Fox News, "Navy's first female admiral has died," 30 July 2018 The building is named after Grace Hopper, a pioneering computer scientist and U.S. Navy rear admiral. — Washington Post, "Naval academy sees big boost in cybersecurity majors," 23 Apr. 2018 Unproven allegations prompting the Navy rear admiral to withdraw from consideration for the VA post include drinking on the job, improperly prescribing and handing out medications and contributing to a toxic work environment. — Washington Post, "The Health 202: Supervised injection facilities are illegal in the United States. These cities want to open them anyway.," 30 Apr. 2018 Jackson, a Navy rear admiral, denied the claims but withdrew his nomination. — Catherine Lucey And Matt Volz, chicagotribune.com, "Trump mocks media at Montana rally on same day newsrooms held moment of silence for slain journalists," 5 July 2018 Jackson, 50, a Navy rear admiral who served in Iraq, has been under fire for days amid questions about his qualifications to lead VA and allegations of his management practices at the White House Medical Unit. — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, "VA nominee Ronny Jackson considers withdrawing after allegations of professional misconduct," 25 Apr. 2018 Jackson has served for the last three administrations as a White House physician and is an active duty rear admiral in the Navy, but has little management experience. — Juana Summers, CNN, "VA's challenges raise questions from some about Jackson's experience," 29 Mar. 2018 Jackson, who also served as White House physician for Presidents George W. Bush and Obama, is a rear admiral in the Navy. — David S. Cloud, latimes.com, "Embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin fired in latest White House shake-up," 28 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rear admiral.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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