vice captain
Leader's backup officer
A vice captain is the second-in-command of a team, serving directly below the captain.
The role appears most often in sports like cricket, rugby, and soccer, where the vice captain assumes leadership duties when the captain is absent or injured: The vice captain led the team onto the pitch.
The position typically involves supporting team morale and liaising between players and coaching staff.
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- second-in-commandImmediate subordinate to leader
- next in linePositioned to succeed immediately
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- assistantOne who aids another
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