FIRST LIEUTENANT meaning: Military rank above second lieutenant

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first lieutenant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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First Lieutenant (United States), First Lieutenant, First lieutenant (United States), First lieutenant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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first lieutenant: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (first lieutenant)

▸ noun: (military) The 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 junior grade.
▸ noun: (military) An equivalent rank in other military forces.

Opposite:

second lieutenant, junior officer

Types:

adjutant, aide-de-camp, executive officer, more...

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