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lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
an official empowered to act for a higher official
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
an aide or representative of another in the performance of duty : assistant
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
first lieutenant
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a major general and whose insignia is three stars
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a deputy or subordinate governor: such as
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed by the federal government as the representative of the crown
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above an ensign and below a lieutenant
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a naval officer responsible for a ship's upkeep
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a captain in the army
lieutenant
noun(lieu-ten-ant)
a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the army, air force, or marine corps

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