second-in-command
noun
: someone who is ranked second in a group or organization
the police chief's second-in-command
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Edgar Ramírez will play Miguel Contreras, a devoted family man and loyal DEA second-in-command torn between duty and guilt.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Jackie is the kind of woman who has sacrificed everything on the altar of career, as her blunt workhorse and very pregnant second-in-command, Sydney Bloom (Betty Gilpin), consistently calls attention to.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 June 2026
In September 2024, Alison Brie joined the new cast as Skeletor's second-in-command, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Jim Irizarry, 74, has spent the last 13 years running this office as Mark Church’s second-in-command.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Jackie is the kind of woman who has sacrificed everything on the altar of career, as her blunt workhorse and very pregnant second-in-command, Sydney Bloom (Betty Gilpin), consistently calls attention to.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 June 2026
In September 2024, Alison Brie joined the new cast as Skeletor's second-in-command, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Jim Irizarry, 74, has spent the last 13 years running this office as Mark Church’s second-in-command.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
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