as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenant
And, while Robert E. Lee might have declined to resort to guerrilla warfare, many of his lieutenants carried on a program of suppression by terror.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Tesla is one of the worst performers today, down 7% as shareholders want the DOGE chief and Trump lieutenant back at the helm of his company full time.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
George was supposed to be waiting there for the lieutenant.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Milwaukee also has more lieutenants in the backcourt to handle the heat.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Tesla is one of the worst performers today, down 7% as shareholders want the DOGE chief and Trump lieutenant back at the helm of his company full time.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
George was supposed to be waiting there for the lieutenant.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Milwaukee also has more lieutenants in the backcourt to handle the heat.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenant
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The prosecution first brought forward former InterContinental Hotel assistant security director Israel Florez, now an LAPD officer.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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To answer them, our own Adam Tyner teamed up with Matt Giani, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and his graduate assistant, Franchesca Lyra.—
Michael J. Petrilli,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Former Kelly aide Adal Regis of Chicago announced his 2nd Congressional District candidacy.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Clooney ultimately decided to write the New York Times op-ed, sending a copy to film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, a major Biden fundraiser, and senior Biden aide Steve Ricchetti, before its publication.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Alexandra Shapiro Alexandra Shapiro brings over 30 years of appellate experience to Combs' legal team, having served as the deputy chief of appeals for the United States attorney's office in Manhattan and an attorney-adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and marine units assisted in the search and an agency helicopter found her body in the water.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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The rest of the cast will return, including new fan-favorite and Skoll apprentice, Shin Hati, played by Ivanna Sakhno.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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An impressive 93% of apprentices retain employment after completing an apprenticeship program.—
Portia Wu,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2025
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For more than ten weeks, Israel has halted the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Sanctions have severely restricted the Syrian economy, affecting everything from imports to humanitarian aid.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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“Lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenant. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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