lieutenant
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Synonyms
adjunct, adjutant, aid, aide, apprentice, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, mate, sidekick
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This will require action on Beacon Hill because there is a law requiring that the State Police colonel come from inside the agency and have held the rank above lieutenant before being put in charge. — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, "A tall order: rebuilding the staties’ reputation," 29 Aug. 2019 Levandowski is the ideal antihero for a corporate thriller: the favorite lieutenant of Alphabet boss Larry Page who committed the ultimate betrayal. — Alison Griswold, Quartz, "“Silicon Valley is not the Wild West”: Anthony Levandowski faces criminal charges for stealing trade secrets," 28 Aug. 2019 What if the enemy saw the lieutenant yelling to me? — SI.com, "A History of Football in 100 Objects," 28 Aug. 2019 The first cess in British India was an education cess on land revenue levied by James Thomason, the lieutenant-governor of the north-western provinces, now part of Uttar Pradesh. — Shoaib Daniyal, Quartz India, "Various cesses levied by the Modi government are squeezing Indian state budgets," 23 Aug. 2019 At that very moment, David was still working diligently as Charles’ lieutenant, fending off a family clash over the business. — Philip Elliott, Time, "David Koch's Millions Remade the Republican Party. He Didn't Like the Results," 23 Aug. 2019 For example, investigators want to talk to the lieutenants who were in charge that night to get details on rounds that were not made, the source said. — Mark Morales, CNN, "Correctional officers have been subpoenaed in the Jeffrey Epstein death investigation, a source says," 22 Aug. 2019 JuJu Chan is a joy to watch in action as Zan, Uncle Six's ambitious lieutenant. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Review: Fight scenes are the only bright spot in grim, joyless Wu Assassins," 19 Aug. 2019 The deputy then tried to handcuff the individual, when an off-duty lieutenant arrived in an unmarked vehicle. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "I-95 lanes were shut down for hours after high-speed chase of stolen police SUV," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lieutenant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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