Synonyms for lieutenant
luˈtɛn ənt; in Brit. use, except in the navy, lɛfˈtɛn əntlieu·tenant

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1. lieutenantadjective

   A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

   Synonyms:
   lieut, Lieut, LT, LT., lieut., Lieut., Lt.

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1. lieutenantnoun

   a commissioned military officer

   Synonyms:
   deputy, police lieutenant

2. lieutenant, police lieutenantnoun

   an officer in a police force

   Synonyms:
   deputy, police lieutenant

3. deputy, lieutenantnoun

   an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

   Synonyms:
   deputy, deputy sheriff, surrogate, police lieutenant

4. lieutenantnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   deputy, police lieutenant

Matched Categories

1. • Assistant
   • Commissioned Military Officer
   • Commissioned Naval Officer
   • Military

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1. List of paraphrases for "lieutenant":

   lt., -lieutenant, lieuteant, l.t., sir, lt, obersturmführer, detective, lieut, inspector, ensign, lieutenants, second-lieutenant

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1. Ron Johnson:

   The first thing you do is support law enforcement, and unfortunately, the lieutenant governor has not done that. He has a record of wanting to defund the police – I know he doesn’t necessarily use that word, but he has a long history of being supported by people leading the effort to defund, he uses code words. Like Cori Bush said, talks about ‘reallocate over bloated police budgets.’ He said it pains him to see fully funded police budgets. That’s his views.

2. President Juan Manuel Santos:

   Lieutenant Moscoso is now free and is in good condition.

3. Ron Johnson:

   I also condemned the 570 riots that occurred during the summer. So many people ignored those. The lieutenant governor has made excuses for those rioters saying ‘Well what do you expect? They’re frustrated,' if you want to talk about rioting, we should take a look at what happened in Kenosha. The day after the first night of rioting, when a used car lot was set on fire, instead of trying to calm things down, the lieutenant governor gave a press conference.

4. Speaker Pelosi:

   Today, I am announcing the appointment of Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran and Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard, to serve on the Select Committee, adam Kinzinger brings great patriotism to the Committee's mission : to find the facts and protect our Democracy.

5. President Obama:

   Lieutenant al-Kaseasbeh's dedication, courage and service to his country and family represent universal human values that stand in opposition to the cowardice and depravity of ISIL, which has been so broadly rejected around the globe.