as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenant
But instead of a police lieutenant with a cigar and a rumpled raincoat, the show is centered on a delightful drifter with shaggy red hair and a disposable vape.
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Listen to Gardner Botsford, for example, hitherto a reporter at the magazine, who receives his commission, as an infantry lieutenant, in June, 1943, and is sent to Camp Ritchie, in Maryland, to be schooled in dealing with the French Army and the Resistance.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Hawk and Spies, a lieutenant with the FDNY, have been married since 2009.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025
But a faction in the Command Officers Assn., which represents all officials above the rank of lieutenant, has pushed for the union to call a no-confidence vote against McDonnell, citing growing discontent over his performance so far.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Listen to Gardner Botsford, for example, hitherto a reporter at the magazine, who receives his commission, as an infantry lieutenant, in June, 1943, and is sent to Camp Ritchie, in Maryland, to be schooled in dealing with the French Army and the Resistance.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Hawk and Spies, a lieutenant with the FDNY, have been married since 2009.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025
But a faction in the Command Officers Assn., which represents all officials above the rank of lieutenant, has pushed for the union to call a no-confidence vote against McDonnell, citing growing discontent over his performance so far.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenant
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Why Now? Unlike chatbots or single-task assistants, AI agents are evolving to operate autonomously within complex environments.—
Nikit Shah,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The film’s assistant director, David Halls, secured a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of a gun.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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The aides were career government employees, commonly referred to as detailees.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The administration then placed around 160 aides on administrative leave while officials reviewed staffing to best meet Trump's goal of downsizing the size and scope of the federal government.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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The White House deputy press secretary, Harrison Fields, said the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers' dime.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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Any deputies who fired their weapon will be placed on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation.—
David Fleshler,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Following the ceremony, the royal couple went aboard the ship and met representatives leading the delivery of the ship, apprentices and graduates of the Shipbuilding Academy and Royal Navy members, who discussed the ship's construction and capabilities.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 2025
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Hearing aid jewelry is not hearing aid jewelry without the aids.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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This week, a few aid trucks entered the territory and began reaching Palestinians for the first time since the blockade began. COGAT, the Israeli defense body overseeing aid for Gaza, said 388 trucks had entered since Monday.—
Sally Abou Aljoud,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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“Lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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