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lieutenant

[loo-ten-uhnt, lef-ten-uhnt] / luˈtɛn ənt, lɛfˈtɛn ənt /


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Some new top lieutenants will have roles managing the FDA.

From The Wall Street Journal

He designed his own rehabilitation programme, which he shared with others on social media, before later going back to fight on the front, becoming a senior lieutenant and commander of a rifle platoon.

From BBC

Le Pen has said she will decide whether to run for president after the ruling in the appeal trial, and has suggested that her lieutenant, 30-year-old Jordan Bardella, who heads the RN, could stand instead.

From Barron's

Last fall, his role was expanded to include sales and service for the electric-vehicle maker, following the departure of Musk’s top lieutenant Omead Afshar and Tesla’s longtime sales leader Troy Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal

Burns gave them a week to ponder advice from an old lieutenant at the 77th, who said an assignment like that could get you in good with the chief.

From Los Angeles Times