lieutenant

nouns

a commissioned military officer
lieutenant
is derived from
lieutenancy
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
is a type of (narrower)
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
commissioned military officer
an officer in a police force
lieutenant, police lieutenant
is derived from
lieutenancy
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
deputy, lieutenant
is derived from
lieutenancy
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
lieutenant
is derived from
lieutenancy
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
is a type of (narrower)
a commissioned officer in the navy
commissioned naval officer