as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenants
In their statement, Machado and González emphasized that Maduro and his top lieutenants are the true bosses of Tren de Aragua and said the leadership of the regime and the gang members must be captured and prosecuted.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Insiders tell ProPublica that Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run DOGE.
—Christopher Bing, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
With fears brewing over the potential tariff impact, the labor market slowing and indicators pointed toward possible negative growth in the first quarter, the president and his top lieutenants are projecting a mostly optimistic outlook tempered with warnings about near-term churning.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
With their own lieutenants questioning their leadership, other Philly lords eyeing their turf and an overeager FBI agent (Alexandra Ruddy’s Mercer) closing in for an arrest, early episodes in particular lean on the absurdity of the brothers struggling to adjust to their new life.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Musk and his lieutenants could dig through that data, too.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Madigan’s use of ComEd as a source of funneling cash to his political lieutenants in the form of no-work lobbying subcontracts formed the bulk of the feds’ case in 2023 against McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and others.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Details about what role Musk and lieutenants might play in upgrading or reforming the air traffic control system are still unclear.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
Musk and his lieutenants at DOGE are carrying out an unprecedented effort to reduce federal spending, moving through agencies and personnel offices and recommending that thousands of civil servants be reclassified, and in some cases, fired.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Insiders tell ProPublica that Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run DOGE.
—Christopher Bing, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
With fears brewing over the potential tariff impact, the labor market slowing and indicators pointed toward possible negative growth in the first quarter, the president and his top lieutenants are projecting a mostly optimistic outlook tempered with warnings about near-term churning.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
With their own lieutenants questioning their leadership, other Philly lords eyeing their turf and an overeager FBI agent (Alexandra Ruddy’s Mercer) closing in for an arrest, early episodes in particular lean on the absurdity of the brothers struggling to adjust to their new life.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Musk and his lieutenants could dig through that data, too.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Madigan’s use of ComEd as a source of funneling cash to his political lieutenants in the form of no-work lobbying subcontracts formed the bulk of the feds’ case in 2023 against McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and others.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Details about what role Musk and lieutenants might play in upgrading or reforming the air traffic control system are still unclear.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
Musk and his lieutenants at DOGE are carrying out an unprecedented effort to reduce federal spending, moving through agencies and personnel offices and recommending that thousands of civil servants be reclassified, and in some cases, fired.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Lieutenants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenants. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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