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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Arocha was a lieutenant colonel from the Venezuelan Army who fled the country in 2015.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Gabbard is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard who deployed twice to the Middle East and ran for president in 2020.
—Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Frank Cook, a retired lieutenant colonel who oversees J.R.O.T.C. programs in the area, told me that Rosa is his most impressive cadet.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
He was later posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, the DPAA said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Gabbard is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard who deployed twice to the Middle East and ran for president in 2020.
—Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Frank Cook, a retired lieutenant colonel who oversees J.R.O.T.C. programs in the area, told me that Rosa is his most impressive cadet.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
He was later posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, the DPAA said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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