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A lieutenant (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ən t / lef-TEN-ənt, US: / l uː-/ loo-; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.
The meaning of LIEUTENANT is an official empowered to act for a higher official. How to use lieutenant in a sentence.
Lieutenant Colonel. Typically commands battalion-sized units (300 to 1,000 Soldiers), with a command sergeant major as the principal NCO assistant.
LIEUTENANT definition: 1. (the title of) an officer of middle rank in the armed forces: 2. (the title of) an officer of…. Learn more.
Lieutenant, company grade officer, the lowest rank of commissioned officer in most armies of the world. The lieutenant normally commands a small tactical unit such as a platoon. In the British Army and in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, a second lieutenant is the lowest ranking.
LIEUTENANT meaning: 1. (the title of) an officer of middle rank in the armed forces: 2. (the title of) an officer of…. Learn more.
noun. Military. first lieutenant. second lieutenant. U.S. Navy. a commissioned officer ranking between lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant commander. a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior they act for: If he can't attend, he will send his lieutenant. lieutenant.
Definition of lieutenant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
an officer of middle rank in the army, navy, or air force: first/second lieutenant. (Definition of lieutenant from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
LIEUTENANT meaning: 1 : an officer in the army, navy, or air force with a fairly low rank abbreviation Lt.; 2 : an officer in a fire or police department who has a rank below a captain
