second-in-command
Example Sentences
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Next on the U.S. hit list is Delcy Rodríguez, Mr. Maduro’s second in command.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
First Lt Jacob Mikurenda is the second in command.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
According to FBI Associate Director Mark Felt, who became Gray’s second in command, 10 of 16 top FBI officials chose to retire, most of them notable Hoover men.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025
His second in command, Andrew Clark, was arrested in Mexico in October.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
All things considered, the patrol had come away in good order and Groundsel, the second in command, had done well.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
