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Lieutenant

noun

A commissioned military officer.

An officer in a police force. Synonym: police lieutenant.

An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent. Synonym: deputy.

An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade.

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... of Arsdale himself and half through lust of his money. Finally, however, fearing for the young man's sanity he had thrown him out upon the street. It would go hard with the yellow rat, Chung declared, for such treachery as this to the Lieutenant. ...

— The Seventh Noon • Frederick Orin Bartlett

... force in the south of Spain, or to affect the operations of the Spanish troops which were now closing round Dupont upon the Guadalquivir. On the 15th of July Dupont was attacked at Andujar by greatly superior forces. His lieutenant, Vedel, knowing the Spaniards to be engaged in a turning movement, made a long march northwards in order to guard the line of retreat. In his absence the position of Baylen, immediately in Dupont's rear, was seized by the ...

— History of Modern Europe 1792-1878 • C. A. Fyffe

... and young Sergeant Morgan hailed a passing jet truck loaded with Space Marines. "Get me to Commander Walters right away, Lieutenant!" said Strong to the young officer in charge. ...

— Treachery in Outer Space • Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman

... directed by Lieutenant Bradshaw to go to their seats. The rest were ordered to blackboards, Dave and ...

— Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis • H. Irving Hancock

... privately. There is a good deal of conspiring to watch Jasper when he watches Neville, and in this new friend, Mr. Tartar, a lover is provided for Rosa. Tartar is a miraculously agile climber over roofs and up walls, a retired Lieutenant of the navy, and a handy man, being such a climber, to chase Jasper about the roof of the Cathedral, when Jasper's day ...

— The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot • Andrew Lang

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