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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On March 25, though, a suicide bomber killed six people, including an army lieutenant colonel, in the northeastern district of Sylhet.
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Michael Kugelman, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2017
Indiana attorney general Republican incumbent Attorney General Todd Rokita is running for reelection against Democrat Destiny Wells, a U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who has become a rising star in the Indiana Democratic Party.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
The race: Indiana Attorney General Who is running: Incumbent Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita is seeking a second four-year term against Democratic challenger Destiny Wells, an Indiana Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who has quickly risen to prominence in the state Democratic Party.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In the weeks after the 2020 election, Trump and his advisers were scrambling to challenge the election results when a relatively unknown former Army Reserve lieutenant colonel named Ivan Raiklin started tweeting.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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Michael Kugelman, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2017
Indiana attorney general Republican incumbent Attorney General Todd Rokita is running for reelection against Democrat Destiny Wells, a U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who has become a rising star in the Indiana Democratic Party.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
The race: Indiana Attorney General Who is running: Incumbent Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita is seeking a second four-year term against Democratic challenger Destiny Wells, an Indiana Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who has quickly risen to prominence in the state Democratic Party.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In the weeks after the 2020 election, Trump and his advisers were scrambling to challenge the election results when a relatively unknown former Army Reserve lieutenant colonel named Ivan Raiklin started tweeting.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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