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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Adolf Hitler had killed himself in his bunker in April 1945, but his second-in-command, Hermann Göring, was among the Nuremberg defendants.
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NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Wartenberg served as the flight captain, Truitt was the first officer or second-in-command, and Diamond was the international relief officer or supplemental crew member in case the other pilots needed rest, according to a statement from UPS Executive Vice President Nando Cesarone.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
Lee Truitt served as first officer, or second-in-command of the flight.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
When his second-in-command finds love and wants to get out of the criminal life, things get bad for Tee Yai, but when a newly motivated policeman dedicates himself to catching him no matter what the cost, things get really wild.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Wartenberg served as the flight captain, Truitt was the first officer or second-in-command, and Diamond was the international relief officer or supplemental crew member in case the other pilots needed rest, according to a statement from UPS Executive Vice President Nando Cesarone.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
Lee Truitt served as first officer, or second-in-command of the flight.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
When his second-in-command finds love and wants to get out of the criminal life, things get bad for Tee Yai, but when a newly motivated policeman dedicates himself to catching him no matter what the cost, things get really wild.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Second-in-command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second-in-command. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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