Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 6 compound words that contain lieutenant. The most common are listed below. Open lieutenant in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- lieutenant governorThe state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.
- lieutenant colonelAn army officer in many countries, ranking below a colonel and above a major. Often the commander of a battalion or the executive officer of a regiment.
- lieutenant generalA commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
- second lieutenantThe lowest rank of a commissioned army officer, below a lieutenant.
- first lieutenantThe second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant …
- lieutenant commanderA naval officer whose rank is higher than a lieutenant and below that of a commander.
- sub-lieutenantA commissioned officer of the navy whose rank is immediately below that of a lieutenant.
- lieutenant-admiralAlternative form of lieutenant admiral.
- flight lieutenantA rank in the RAF, between that of flying officer and squadron leader, of a person in charge of a flight of aircraft, equivalent to a Royal Navy lieutenant or an Army captain
- ship of the line lieutenantMost senior junior officer used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant.
- corvette lieutenantMost junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.
- frigate lieutenantJunior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.
- flag lieutenantAn aide-de-camp, especially in the navy.
- lieutenant governorsplural of lieutenant governor: The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.
- Lord-LieutenantAn official appointed to a ceremonial county by the reigning British monarch to be responsible for the organisation of all official Royal visits to their county.
- police lieutenantA police rank in the police departments of certain nations.
- third lieutenantThe lowest commissioned officer grade of the American colonial gendarmerie, an organization which existed from 1901 through 1942.
- Lieutenant Generalsplural of Lieutenant General: A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
- lieutenant junior gradeA commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.
- lieutenant colonelsplural of lieutenant colonel: An army officer in many countries, ranking below a colonel and above a major. Often the commander of a battalion or the executive officer of a regiment.
- lieutenant-colonelcyThe position of lieutenant-colonel.
- lieutenant commandersplural of lieutenant commander: A naval officer whose rank is higher than a lieutenant and below that of a commander.
- lieutenant-colonelciesplural of lieutenant-colonelcy: The position of lieutenant-colonel.
Compound words 6
- lieutenantshiplieutenancy
- underlieutenantA subordinate lieutenant.
- lieutenantessA female lieutenant.
- lieutenantrylieutenancy
- lieutenantshipsplural of lieutenantship: lieutenancy
- sublieutenantAlternative form of sub-lieutenant: A commissioned officer of the navy whose rank is immediately below that of a lieutenant.