as in assistants
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 lieutenants
While House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has yet to take a stance on the deal, several of his top lieutenants have praised it.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Harris was succeeded 16 years later, in 2015, by Kunzweiler, who had been one of his top lieutenants.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Babineau, one of his top lieutenants who served as co-head of original content at the network and briefly as Head of Comedy Central Content & Creative Enterprises following Alterman’s exit, left at the end of 2020 after six years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
While Colligan and top lieutenants continue to report to work, the relationship between the creative execs and Woodrow and Singh is distressed.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
On August 14, 1595, Amador was betrayed by five lieutenants, who captured him and handed him over to the city of São Tomé.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
The committee chair, Mark Fenster, repeatedly pressed McAlister and one of her lieutenants for the missing materials.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
But some of your lieutenants have overplayed their hands in places like Minneapolis.
—David Hadley, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
Regional reports indicated a high-level meeting of Khamenei’s top lieutenants may have been underway when the strike hit.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Harris was succeeded 16 years later, in 2015, by Kunzweiler, who had been one of his top lieutenants.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Babineau, one of his top lieutenants who served as co-head of original content at the network and briefly as Head of Comedy Central Content & Creative Enterprises following Alterman’s exit, left at the end of 2020 after six years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
While Colligan and top lieutenants continue to report to work, the relationship between the creative execs and Woodrow and Singh is distressed.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
On August 14, 1595, Amador was betrayed by five lieutenants, who captured him and handed him over to the city of São Tomé.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
The committee chair, Mark Fenster, repeatedly pressed McAlister and one of her lieutenants for the missing materials.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
But some of your lieutenants have overplayed their hands in places like Minneapolis.
—David Hadley, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
Regional reports indicated a high-level meeting of Khamenei’s top lieutenants may have been underway when the strike hit.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenants
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The union represents pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, clinical lab scientists, medical lab technicians and clinical and administrative workers in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Kern counties.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Campbell’s top assistants at Sac State — Xavier Lopez and Minyon Moore — followed him to TCU.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Harris aides are also discussing similar speeches later in the spring and summer, a person familiar with her plans told CNN.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Trump aides say the backlash sends views soaring.—
Drew Harwell,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Still, apprentices Justin, Jeff, and Meg, told us this beats their old jobs.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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An over-the-top hazing event involving members of a high school baseball team is under investigation in southeastern North Carolina, according to deputies.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Florida deputies rushed to save the lives of nearly a dozen people who were tossed into the water off the Fort Myers coast when their pontoon boat overturned, and the dramatic rescue was caught on video.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the navigational challenges for vessels and aircraft in the region, interference with satellite navigation systems could also hamper the responses of emergency services which rely on navigation aids, Dyer said, in a call with CNBC.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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Nursing, pediatric, and home health aids were among the hottest jobs for women without degrees, according to a 2025 report from Pew Research Center.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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He-Man is assisted by a ragtag assortment of toy-friendly sidekicks known as the Heroic Warriors; Skeletor's stooges are the similarly imaginatively titled the Evil Warriors.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Joining him are a cavalry of superstar sidekicks, some of whom might be in high school right now.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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