lieutenant
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Five days later, “The Mark Levin Show” ran a conversation with Dan Patrick, the state’s lieutenant governor.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
But if an appeals court in July bars the 57-year-old from public office over an alleged fake jobs scam in European Parliament, her lieutenant Jordan Bardella, 30, is expected to run in her place.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Mark West, a retired lieutenant commander who ran beach planning for the special-operations force from 2009 to 2011, said the base dealt with sewage even then.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat, is finishing her second term as lieutenant governor of California.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
It is customary to think of Madison as Jefferson's loyal lieutenant, the junior member of what has been called “the great collaboration.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing lieutenant
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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