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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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There are about a million Americans who’ve died serving, said Joseph Reale Sr., a retired lieutenant colonel after 30 years in the Army, who also was in attendance Monday.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2024
In particular, the CIA received a tip from Cuban Army lieutenant colonel who defected to the U.S. and who identified Rocha as a spy in 2006.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Wells is the Indiana Democratic Party’s deputy chair for coalition and expansion and a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
Gabbard is also a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves who was deployed twice to Iraq and Kuwait and took a two-week absence from the presidential campaign trail in 2020 to report for active duty in Indonesia with the Hawaiian Army National Guard.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of lieutenant colonel was
in 1598
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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lieutenant colonel
noun
: a military commissioned officer with a rank just below that of colonel
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