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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In winning this past November, Price beat Terry Wiley, O’Malley’s second-in-command. —Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023

Wise, the bill's sponsor, is running to be Kentucky's next lieutenant governor - the second-in-command of the commonwealth. —Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2023

Perry, Kathleen's second-in-command, is also a new character for the show (though he's played by Jeffrey Pierce, the actor who played Joel's brother in the game). —Brendan Morrow, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023

Soon after being appointed as second-in-command, Li used his position to push for faster relaxation of the harsh coronavirus restrictions that had sparked nationwide protests in late November, according to a Reuters report earlier this month. —Lyric Li, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023

Clapp, who was the second-in-command of the social work school, was shown a letter to Sebastian Ridley-Thomas confirming his hiring. —Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023

Tom Sizemore stars in Saving Private Ryan Sizemore starred in Steven Spielberg's World War II drama Saving Private Ryan as Mike Horvath, Tom Hanks' second-in-command. —Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023

Perry, Kathleen's second-in-command, is also a new character for the show (though he's played by Jeffrey Pierce, the actor who played Joel's brother in the game). —Brendan Morrow, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023

Sheryl Sandberg was the influential second-in-command at Facebook who had just published a best-selling book on corporate feminism. —Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023

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