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Princeton's WordNet

  1. second-in-commandnoun

    someone who relieves a commander

Wiktionary

  1. second-in-commandnoun

    Somebody ranking next below a commander.

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  1. second-in-command

    Second-in-command refers to a person who ranks directly below the leader or the chief in a hierarchy or an organization and assumes the responsibilities and authority of the leader in their absence or incapacity. They often assist the leader in decision-making and the overall management of the organization.

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  1. Second-in-command

    The second-in-command is the deputy commander of any British Army or Royal Marines unit, from battalion or regiment downwards. He or she is thus the equivalent of an executive officer in the United States Army. This terminology is also used in many other Commonwealth armies. The second-in-command of a battalion is usually a major and the second-in-command of a regiment is a lieutenant colonel. The second-in-command of a company, squadron or artillery battery is usually a captain, the second-in-command of a platoon or troop is the platoon or troop sergeant, and the second-in-command of a section is usually a lance corporal. In the Royal Navy, the second-in-command of a vessel is known as the first lieutenant or executive officer.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of second-in-command in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of second-in-command in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of second-in-command in a Sentence

  1. The Mooch:

    The vice president is making his way to New Jersey for a luncheon with the president. President Donald Trump dines with his second-in-command once a week to discuss the administration's agenda and progress, and he's carrying on with tradition today, even though he is not in Washington. Trump is staying at his Bedminster golf resort while his home-away-from-home undergoes renovations. Vice PresidentMike Pencewill chat with him there ahead of travel to South America. Pence and Trump are seeing each other for the first time since the New York Times suggested the VP was conducing a shadow campaign for president. Pence says the charge is ‘absurd.’.

  2. Mark Meadows of North Carolina:

    I do not believe that the second in command at DOJ can make the kinds of alleged comments that Bob Goodlatte made and not come before this committee and this Congress to tell us and the American people to tell us what Jeff Sessions said and didn't say.

  3. Nicholas Garaufis:

    You were Mr. Raniere’s second-in-command and shared his power, you enabled and facilitated Mr. Raniere’s heinous crimes. In your 20 years at NXIVM, the door was always open but you never left.


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