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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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... City and County of New York: Sir—Notice is hereby given, that at the next General Election, to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November next, the following officers are to be elected, to wit:—A Governor and Lieutenant Governor of this State. 2 Canal Commissioners, to supply the place of Jonas Earll, junior, and Stephen Clark, whose terms of office will expire on the last day of December next. A Senator for the ...

— Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 • Various

... of the Supreme Council, which is contrary to my edict concerning that council; and I am the more surprised at this demand, since I am very sure that you are the only man in my kingdom who, being honored with the title of governor and lieutenant-general, would care to be styled chief and president of such a ...

— Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV • Francis Parkman

... Sault (or Saulx) was the son of the celebrated Gaspard de Saulx, Marechal de Travannes. He married Chretienne d'Aguirre, the daughter of Michel d'Aguirre, a celebrated jurisconsult of the diocese of Pampeluna, was created Lieutenant-Governor of ...

— The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 1 (of 3) • Julia Pardoe

... number five: it was only a tame naval lieutenant that was always on hand—-the most patient and harmless ...

— You Never Can Tell • [George] Bernard Shaw

... Did he not likewise say to the said commanding officer, that his brother, (then a colonel or lieutenant-colonel of militia,) was at Burlington with his family, and that he had advised him to remain there, and if the enemy took possession of the town, to take ...

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