What is the meaning of lieutenant?

noun

  • A commissioned military officer.
  • An officer in a police force.
  • An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent.
  • An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade. .
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