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Related / Similar Words: deputy, police lieutenant

Definition:

an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent;

an officer in a police force;

a commissioned military officer;

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;

Hyponyms: second-in-command, vicar-general, vice-regent, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sublieutenant

Derivational Morphology: substitute, deputize, deputise, step in, depute

Language Translations:
Chinese: 陆军中尉		Dutch: luitenant
Finnish: luutnantti		French: lieutenant
German: Oberleutnant		Greek: υπολοχαγός
Italian: tenente		Japanese: 中尉
Korean: 중위		Norwegian: løytnant
Portuguese: tenente		Russian: лейтенант
Serbian: poručnik		Spanish: teniente

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