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
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
The US office of Foreign Asset Control said it had sanctioned the head of TGR, Russia-born Ukrainian national George Rossi, also known as Georgy, and his second in command, Elena Chirkinyan, a Russian national.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024
These sketchy records show that Cleopatra was not only ruling alongside her brother, but also that she was now second in command.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
