second-in-command

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Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's second-in-command, called the latest discussions between Lebanon and Israel's military delegations "productive", but made no mention of a ceasefire, a key Lebanese demand.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Greg Apt, a former public defender who served under Gascón as second-in-command of the unit that prosecutes police cases, said he quit last year out of frustration with the new leadership.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Wolseley planned to reach Gordon by ascending the Nile, but he encountered daunting cataracts along the river and then sent out a camel-mounted detachment, with Burnaby as second-in-command, in a shortcut across the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

He said Cheney was "everything a president should expect as a second-in-command".

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Eril-Fane was listening with wry amusement, and Azareen, too, who was perhaps more to him than his second-in-command, though Lazlo couldn’t work out the nature of their relationship.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor