second-in-command

noun

: someone who is ranked second in a group or organization

the police chief's second-in-command

Examples of second-in-command in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mitchell, essentially the second-in-command at Macy’s reporting to chairman and chief executive officer Tony Spring, will stay with the company until June 21. —David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025

Mastro, a prominent attorney with a record of championing conservative causes in court, has for weeks been rumored for the first deputy mayor post, which is the second-in-command role in city government. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025

Train a second-in-command to handle decisions in your absence. —Lien De Pau, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

And, once Trump’s second Administration was under way, Vance appeared to be eclipsed as Trump’s second-in-command by Elon Musk, whose DOGE force took a chainsaw to vital government funding and services. —Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025

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