Lieutenant

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander.
  • noun. A first lieutenant.
  • noun. A second lieutenant.
  • noun. One who holds the rank of lieutenant, first lieutenant, or second lieutenant.
  • noun. A commissioned officer in the British and Canadian navies ranking just below a lieutenant commander.
  • noun. An officer in a police or fire department ranking below a captain.
  • noun. One who acts in place of or represents a superior; an assistant or deputy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In archery, the winner of a lieutenancy in a shooting-match.
  • noun. In general, one who holds the place of another in the performance of any duty or function; one authorized to act in lieu of another, or employed to carry out his will or purposes; the substitute or representative of a superior.
  • noun. One who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to or as the representative of a superior; an officer authorized to perform certain functions in the absence or under the orders of another: as, the lieutenant of the Tower of London; the lord lieutenant of Ireland or of an English county (considered the direct representative of the sovereign).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
  • noun. A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
  • noun. A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.
  • noun. the title of any one of the deputies or assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county.
  • noun. an army officer next in rank above major, and below colonel.
  • noun. an officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a commander and next above a lieutenant.
  • noun. See in Vocabulary.
  • noun. A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of one of several colonies under a governor general.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The lowest commissioned officer rank or ranks in many military forces.
  • noun. A person who executes the plans and directives of another.
  • adjective. A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a commissioned military officer
  • noun. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
  • noun. an officer in a police force
  • noun. an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
  • Word Usage
    "In 1862 ensign was provided in the Navy to correspond to second lieutenant; and the term lieutenant commanding became lieutenant commander."
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    pennant  tenant  
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    admiral  brother  captain  chief  colonel  
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