lieutenant's

Junior officer's rank

Lieutenant's is the possessive form of lieutenant, a military or police rank below captain.

The word marks ownership or association: a lieutenant's uniform, a lieutenant's orders, the lieutenant's quarters.

In figurative use, it can describe anything belonging to a second-in-command: He carried out his role as the boss's lieutenant's duties with precision.

subordinate

second-in-command

Immediate subordinate to leader

  • deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
  • assistantOne who aids another
  • aideSupporting staff member

understudy · proxy · representative · stand-in · right-hand · backup · surrogate · delegate · substitute · acting

military

rank

Position in hierarchy

platoon · commanding · orders · duty · superior · subordinate · salute · uniform · battalion · deployment

police

badge

Worn symbol of membership

partner · case · beat · investigation · patrol · desk · shift · sergeant · department · jurisdiction

naval

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

  • deckShip's flat surface
  • bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
  • watchPortable timekeeping device

captain · vessel · quarters · berth · navigation · fleet · admiralty · wardroom · ensign · cruise

Opposites
military rank hierarchy

lieutenant'sgeneral's

Of a military commander

commander's · colonel's · admiral's · captain's · sergeant's

command authority

lieutenant'schief's

Belonging to the boss

superior's · boss's · leader's · commander's · principal's

Phrases
Family

lieutenant, lieutenants, sublieutenant

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