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Definition of Lieutenant

Lieutenant

  1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.
  2. A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
  3. A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
  4. A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.

Lieutenant Quotations

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Had there been a reporter along with Lieutenant Calley when he massacred those people in Vietnam, I think that probably wouldn't have happened.
Bob Schieffer

In order to be a lieutenant, you've got to have authority in your voice. No matter how young your face looks, you've got to let your guys know that you're in charge.
Esai Morales

I can remember as a young lieutenant being sent into the DMZ in the divided Vietnam, from North Vietnam.
Oliver North

My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that.
Hugh Shelton
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Lieutenant Translations

lieutenant in Dutch is luitenant
lieutenant in French is lieutenant
lieutenant in Portuguese is tenente

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