Synonyms for lieutenant
luˈtɛn ənt; in Brit. use, except in the navy, lɛfˈtɛn əntlieu·tenant

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1. lieutenantadjective

   A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

   Synonyms:
   lieut, Lieut, LT, LT., lieut., Lieut., Lt.

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1. lieutenantnoun

   a commissioned military officer

   Synonyms:
   deputy, police lieutenant

2. lieutenant, police lieutenantnoun

   an officer in a police force

   Synonyms:
   deputy, police lieutenant

3. deputy, lieutenantnoun

   an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

   Synonyms:
   deputy, deputy sheriff, surrogate, police lieutenant

4. lieutenantnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   deputy, police lieutenant

Matched Categories

1. • Assistant
   • Commissioned Military Officer
   • Commissioned Naval Officer
   • Military

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1. List of paraphrases for "lieutenant":

   lt., -lieutenant, lieuteant, l.t., sir, lt, obersturmführer, detective, lieut, inspector, ensign, lieutenants, second-lieutenant

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1. William Kelly:

   I remember asking, before we began the statement, what I was being investigated for. And they told me that it was going to be for using a city email account for personal business. And then later on, they said it could possibly be something about conduct unbecoming, being in internal affairs, as a sergeant and as lieutenant, I knew that those weren't things that ended people's careers.

2. Fox News:

   The same ‘ White nationalists ’ who elected Republican Glenn Youngkin governorof Virginia voted for Former Republican Delegate Winsome Sears, a Black woman, as lieutenant governor, how racist ! They alsoelected Republican Jason Miyares, Jason Miyares, as their next attorney general. What bigots !

3. Jeremy Slevin:

   We brought all of( the state political establishment) together, the senators, the governors, the mayors, lieutenant governor, to a listening session with the actual activist and protesters, and they just listened, and didn't talk. I think it helped on both sides. It quelled some of the tensions between the political class, even Justice Democrats, and the protesters. And I think that's something that only Ilhan could have done.

4. Letitia McMaster:

   Our father, Lieutenant Colonel Herbert R. McMaster( U.S. Army, retired), was a tough and compassionate soldier and public servant. He was committed to his neighbors, his fellow soldiers, his community and his country, the best way to honor his memory is for all of us to do all we can to prevent others from suffering at the hands of those who lack compassion and abandon even the most basic standards of human decency.

5. Ann Wright:

   People who have privilege - I'm a white woman, I'm a retired lieutenant colonel - have to do this because we can.