lieutenant
IPA: ɫutˈɛnʌnt
noun
- (military) The lowest Junior Commissioned Officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
- (military, US) In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above Second Lieutenant and below Captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "Lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.
- (military, US, navy) A naval officer whose rank is above that of Ensign in the United States Navy and below that of a Lieutenant Commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: Lieutenant Junior Grade and Lieutenant.
- (military, US) A Commissioned Officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above that of Ensign and below Lieutenant Commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: Lieutenant Junior Grade and lieutenant.
- (military, UK) A Commissioned Officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, holding the rank above Second Lieutenant and below Captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "Lieutenant," however "Second Lieutenant" is to specify that the officer is not yet a full Lieutenant.
- (military, UK) A naval officer whose rank is above that of Sub-Lieutenant in the British Navy and below that of a Lieutenant Commander.
- (military, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A naval Commissioned Officer who holds the rank above Sub-Lieutenant and below Lieutenant Commander.
- A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.
- The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.
- Alternative letter-case form of lieutenant (when used as a title before a name) [(military) The lowest Junior Commissioned Officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.]
adjective
- A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.
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Examples of "lieutenant" in Sentences
- He had the rank of the junior lieutenant.
- Into the breach stepped the outgoing lieutenant governor.
- The cruel, most feared lieutenant of Mishra the Destroyer.
- The Lieutenant Governor is the representative of the Crown.
- Gurunathan was a lieutenant of the notorious brigand Veerappan.
- The Lieutenant is also regularly linked with the prodigal life.
- The film gives most of the credit to Lieutenants Chard and Bromhead.
- Cleaver had risen to the rank of first lieutenant prior to his death.
- Colville served in the Grenadier Guards reaching the rank of Lieutenant.
- He joined the British Army and became a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.
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