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lieutenant colonel
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel
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Indiana attorney general Republican incumbent Attorney General Todd Rokita is running for reelection against Democrat Destiny Wells, a U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who has become a rising star in the Indiana Democratic Party.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
The race: Indiana Attorney General Who is running: Incumbent Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita is seeking a second four-year term against Democratic challenger Destiny Wells, an Indiana Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who has quickly risen to prominence in the state Democratic Party.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In the weeks after the 2020 election, Trump and his advisers were scrambling to challenge the election results when a relatively unknown former Army Reserve lieutenant colonel named Ivan Raiklin started tweeting.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
Solomon Bush earned the rank of lieutenant colonel in the American army; at the time, no Jew in Europe could serve as a military officer.
—Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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lieutenant colonel
noun
: a military commissioned officer with a rank just below that of colonel
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