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Definitions for Lieutenant
luˈtɛn ənt; in Brit. use, except in the navy, lɛfˈtɛn əntLieu·tenant
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Princeton's WordNet
lieutenantnoun
a commissioned military officer
lieutenant, police lieutenantnoun
an officer in a police force
deputy, lieutenantnoun
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
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
Wiktionary
lieutenantnoun
The lowest commissioned officer rank or ranks in many military forces.
lieutenantnoun
In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, second lieutenant is the rank below first lieutenant, which is below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as Lieutenant or as the complete forms of the ranks.
lieutenantnoun
A naval officer whose rank is above that of ensign in the United States Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant.
lieutenantnoun
A commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above that of ensign and below lieutenant commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant.
lieutenantnoun
A naval officer in the Royal Navy who holds the rank above sub-lieutenant and below lieutenant commander.
lieutenantnoun
A naval officer who holds the rank above sub-lieutenant and below lieutenant commander.
lieutenantnoun
A person who executes the plans and directives of another.
lieutenantadjective
A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.
Etymology: From lieu + tenant.
Webster Dictionary
Lieutenantnoun
an officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty
Lieutenantnoun
a commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain
Lieutenantnoun
a commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander
Lieutenantnoun
a commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander
Etymology: [F., fr. lieu place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Lieu, and Tenant, and cf. Locum tenens.]
Freebase
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different military formations, but is often subdivided into senior and junior ranks. In navies it is often equivalent to the army rank of captain; it may also indicate a particular post rather than a rank. The rank is also used in fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces. Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organizations with a codified command structure. It often designates someone who is "second-in-command," and as such, may precede the name of the rank directly above it. For example, a "lieutenant master" is likely to be second-in-command to the "master" in an organization using both ranks. Notable uses include lieutenant governor in various governments, and Quebec lieutenant in Canadian politics.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lieutenant
lef-ten′ant, n. one representing or performing the work of another: an officer holding the place of another in his absence: a commissioned officer in the army next below a captain, or in the navy next below a commander and ranking with captain in the army: one holding a place next in rank to a superior, as in the compounds Lieuten′ant-col′onel, Lieuten′ant-gen′eral.—ns. Lieuten′ancy, Lieuten′antship, office or commission of a lieutenant: the body of lieutenants; Lieuten′ant-gov′ernor, in India, the name of the chief official in the provinces of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa, the North-western Provinces, and Oudh, Punjab, and Delhi; Lieuten′ant-gov′ernorship; Lieuten′antry (Shak.), lieutenancy; Lord′-lieuten′ant, the title of the viceroy of Ireland: in the British Isles, a permanent governor of a county appointed by the sovereign, usually a peer or other large land-owner, at the head of the magistracy and the chief executive authority; Sub′-lieuten′ant, formerly mate or passed midshipman, now the intermediate rank in the navy between midshipman and lieutenant.—Field-marshal lieutenant (see Field-marshal). [Fr.; cf. Lieu and Tenant.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
lieutenant
From the French, lieu tenant, “holding the place,” in a general sense is an officer performing the duties of his superior. The rank was abolished by Charles IX. in the French army, and re-established by Henry IV. In company organizations the lieutenant comes next after the captain, and supplies his place during temporary absence. There are two grades of lieutenants, first and second. A lieutenant in the navy is an officer ranking with a captain in the army, holding rank above a master and below a lieutenant-commander.
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Rank popularity for the word 'Lieutenant' in Nouns Frequency: #2974
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Lieutenant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Lieutenant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Lieutenant in a Sentence
People who have privilege - I'm a white woman, I'm a retired lieutenant colonel - have to do this because we can.
The navy is not yet ready to be able to take ladies onboard ships because it requires certain infrastructure changes to ship design and that takes time, when the ships are women-ready, probably the navy will cross that bridge, and then you know Sub Lieutenant Shivangi may have some women in other streams also.
It is no longer possible for Governor Northam to lead our Commonwealth and it is time for Governor Northam to step down, i have spoken with Lieutenant Governor Fairfax and assured him that, should he ascend to the governorship, he will have my complete support and commitment to ensuring his success and the success of our Commonwealth.
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.
Today, I am announcing the appointment of Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran and Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard, to serve on the Select Committee, adam Kinzinger brings great patriotism to the Committee's mission : to find the facts and protect our Democracy.
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- ملازمArabic
- tinentCatalan, Valencian
- poručíkCzech
- løjtnantDanish
- Leutnantin, LeutnantGerman
- υπαρχηγός, υποσμηναγός, ανθυποσμηναγός, ανθυποπλοίαρχος, ανθυπολοχαγός, υπολοχαγός, υποπλοίαρχος, πρωτοπαλίκαροGreek
- tenienteSpanish
- leitnantEstonian
- ستوانPersian
- luutnanttiFinnish
- lieutenantFrench
- leifteanantIrish
- tenenteGalician
- लेफ्टिनेंटHindi
- hadnagyHungarian
- լեյտենանտArmenian
- letnanIndonesian
- tenenteItalian
- rūteneMāori
- luitenantDutch
- løytnantNorwegian
- tenentePortuguese
- litinent, tenentRomansh
- поручик, лейтенант, помо́щник, замести́тельRussian
- poročnik, pribočnik, poročnicaSlovene
- löjtnantSwedish
- லெப்டினன்ட்Tamil
- teğmenTurkish
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