lieutenant
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The lieutenant governor serves on various boards that oversee the University of California, California State University and community college systems, and can be called upon to break a tie in the state Senate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"The main goal is that this World Cup is one of the most successful in history," said lieutenant colonel Manuel Cabrera, FERI's second-in-command.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Even though McGovern was "not at the most senior level", he was a senior trusted lieutenant for the organisation in Ireland.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The new regime brought in David Rhodes, a longtime Rupert Murdoch lieutenant, and Bari Weiss, editor of the Free Press, as part of the Tiffany Network’s ideological renovation.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Suddenly, like a jack-in-a-box, a lieutenant from the Dorsets popped up from the cellar of a municipal building that had been requisitioned for a headquarters.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing lieutenant
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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