lieutenant general
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a major general and whose insignia is three stars
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Also present was a representative for Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who is the president-elect's choice for envoy to Ukraine and Russia.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who previously served as national security adviser to Vice President Mike Pence in the first Trump administration, has offered fairly detailed proposals to end the war.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Milligan is a former Marine Corps lieutenant general.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced his appointment of Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as chief of staff on Trump’s National Security Council during his first term, as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who previously served as national security adviser to Vice President Mike Pence in the first Trump administration, has offered fairly detailed proposals to end the war.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Milligan is a former Marine Corps lieutenant general.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced his appointment of Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as chief of staff on Trump’s National Security Council during his first term, as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Lieutenant general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20general. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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