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lieutenant
has definitions from the fields of work,law,military,nautical
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[ noun ] (military,work) a commissioned military officer
Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)For an instant his men hesitated , unable to believe that their lieutenant , the most popular officer in the regiment , was dead . |
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[ noun ] (law) an officer in a police force
Synonyms Used in print (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)`` Seems like we 're never going to see_eye_to_eye , Lieutenant . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work) an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
Synonyms Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)In a long commentary which he has inserted in the published text of the first act of the play , he says at one point : `` However , that experience never raised a doubt in his mind as to the reality of the underworld or the existence of Lucifer 's many faced lieutenants . Related terms assistant second-in-command vicar-general vice-regent substitute depute |
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[ noun ] (nautical,military,work) 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
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