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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The Trump administration’s dismantling of federal agencies, led by Elon Musk, is beginning to create chaos for Western water supplies:
California Rep. Mike Levin grilled an Army Corps lieutenant general about why the military dumped a bunch of water into the ground from two Central Valley dams.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
That day, President Andrzej Duda was visited in Warsaw by Mr. Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
General Caine retired with three stars, as a lieutenant general.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The retired lieutenant general said that Iran’s development and acquisition of a nuclear weapon would be the most destabilizing event for the Middle East.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
That day, President Andrzej Duda was visited in Warsaw by Mr. Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
General Caine retired with three stars, as a lieutenant general.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The retired lieutenant general said that Iran’s development and acquisition of a nuclear weapon would be the most destabilizing event for the Middle East.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Lieutenant general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20general. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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