lieutenant
Other forms: lieutenants
A lieutenant is a commissioned officer in the armed forces or the police who can take command if her higher-ups aren't around.
Lieutenant is pronounced "loo-TEN-unt." If you're confused about all those vowels, blame the French, because the word comes from the French words lieu, meaning "place," and tenant meaning "holding." A lieutenant is someone who holds the place of authority for the person who really has it. If you start a super secret club, you should choose someone to be the lieutenant who can run meetings when you're not there.
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a commissioned military officertypes:1st lieutenant, first lieutenanta commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain2nd lieutenant, second lieutenanta commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest ranksublieutenantan officer ranking next below a lieutenanttype of:commissioned military officera commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
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an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior gradetype of:commissioned naval officera commissioned officer in the navy
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an officer in a police forcesynonyms: police lieutenant
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an assistant with power to act when his superior is absentsynonyms: deputytypes:second-in-commandsomeone who relieves a commandervicar-general(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishopvice-regenta regent's deputy
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