as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenant
Ask around the Astros’ front office, Brown says, and all of his lieutenants will laugh at that rote response.
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
With fears brewing over the potential tariff impact, the labor market slowing and indicators pointed toward possible negative growth in the first quarter, the president and his top lieutenants are projecting a mostly optimistic outlook tempered with warnings about near-term churning.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
However, some of Hastings’ top lieutenants worried there were problems with Netflix’s business model.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
In their statement, Machado and González emphasized that Maduro and his top lieutenants are the true bosses of Tren de Aragua and said the leadership of the regime and the gang members must be captured and prosecuted.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
With fears brewing over the potential tariff impact, the labor market slowing and indicators pointed toward possible negative growth in the first quarter, the president and his top lieutenants are projecting a mostly optimistic outlook tempered with warnings about near-term churning.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
However, some of Hastings’ top lieutenants worried there were problems with Netflix’s business model.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
In their statement, Machado and González emphasized that Maduro and his top lieutenants are the true bosses of Tren de Aragua and said the leadership of the regime and the gang members must be captured and prosecuted.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenant
Noun
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Each agent, from autonomous drones delivering packages to personal AI assistants managing healthcare schedules, informs and learns from the collective ecosystem.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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In November 2023 riots broke out in Dublin when an Algerian national was arrested after allegedly stabbing and injuring three young children and a care assistant.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Even former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is attracting a challenger — Saikat Chakrabarti, a 39-year-old former aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — though attempts to primary the Democratic powerhouse have failed over the last few cycles.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2025
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School board President Sean Harden, who was appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, delayed a vote on a budget amendment last Thursday that would have opened the door for a borrowing scenario to cover both costs proposed by Johnson’s top aides.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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After four of Adams’ top deputies decided to resign, Gov. Kathy Hochul pondered taking the unprecedented step of ousting a New York City mayor.—
Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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And the European Parliament gives the same amount of money for each deputy to do their jobs through the hiring of a parliamentary aide.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
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Sixteen candidates participated in challenges for a $250,000 salary as an apprentice at The Trump Organization.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
10 Mar. 2025
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After college, Heil auditioned and was accepted into a two-year apprentice program at Ballet Austin in Texas, but when the program ended, he wasn’t hired.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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During a meeting with Zelenskyy on the eve of the summit, Macron announced a $2.15 billion package in military aid to Ukraine.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this month, Israel halted deliveries of food, fuel, medicine and humanitarian aid to Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians.—
SAMY MAGDY,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenant. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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