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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Russian Telegram channels said that the two lieutenant colonels died on December 30 following Ukraine's attack on a bunker in Lgov.
Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment by email.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
After her unit’s success, Adams was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
The Air Force lieutenant colonel left the Pentagon one day and returned the next — with a new name and a new gender identity.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Roosevelt, by contrast, was a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War and advocated American intervention in Latin America.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
After her unit’s success, Adams was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
The Air Force lieutenant colonel left the Pentagon one day and returned the next — with a new name and a new gender identity.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Roosevelt, by contrast, was a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War and advocated American intervention in Latin America.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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