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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Military investigator Paul Fischer and his second-in-command Helena Duval are rushed aboard to solve the mystery.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Appointed to the case was Milan, formerly the second-in-command to Devine and a candidate for Cook County state’s attorney.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
After the supreme leader, the president is the second-in-command of the executive branch.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Sheahan, who graduated from college in Ohio in 2019, was hand-picked by Noem to be the second-in-command of the 20,000-employee federal agency and its $9 billion budget.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Appointed to the case was Milan, formerly the second-in-command to Devine and a candidate for Cook County state’s attorney.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
After the supreme leader, the president is the second-in-command of the executive branch.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Sheahan, who graduated from college in Ohio in 2019, was hand-picked by Noem to be the second-in-command of the 20,000-employee federal agency and its $9 billion budget.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
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