lieutenant colonel
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel
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The soldier, a former lieutenant colonel, asked to be identified only by his first name, Mario, for fear of reprisals.
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John Otis, NPR, 27 May 2025
Former governor and congressman Archibald Yell, who had resigned his position in Congress specifically to be part of the war effort, was selected as colonel of the unit, with John Selden Roane and Solon Borland elected as lieutenant colonel and major, respectively.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Her mom, who worked as an acupuncturist, and her dad, a math teacher and a former lieutenant colonel, met at a Christian university in Oklahoma.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
On November 1, 1968, Rogers, then a lieutenant colonel, commanded the 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment at Fire Support Base Rita near the Cambodian border.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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John Otis, NPR, 27 May 2025
Former governor and congressman Archibald Yell, who had resigned his position in Congress specifically to be part of the war effort, was selected as colonel of the unit, with John Selden Roane and Solon Borland elected as lieutenant colonel and major, respectively.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Her mom, who worked as an acupuncturist, and her dad, a math teacher and a former lieutenant colonel, met at a Christian university in Oklahoma.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
On November 1, 1968, Rogers, then a lieutenant colonel, commanded the 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment at Fire Support Base Rita near the Cambodian border.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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