lieutenant general
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a major general and whose insignia is three stars
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President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced his appointment of Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as chief of staff on Trump’s National Security Council during his first term, as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Silveria is a retired lieutenant general in the Air Force.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Keith Kellogg: Kellogg is a former U.S. government official and a retired lieutenant general in the Army.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
Van Fleet and his team oversaw a complete overhaul of military personnel, appointing a new chief of staff and compelling all of the Hellenic Army’s lieutenant generals except one to resign.
—Mara Karlin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Silveria is a retired lieutenant general in the Air Force.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Keith Kellogg: Kellogg is a former U.S. government official and a retired lieutenant general in the Army.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
Van Fleet and his team oversaw a complete overhaul of military personnel, appointing a new chief of staff and compelling all of the Hellenic Army’s lieutenant generals except one to resign.
—Mara Karlin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
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“Lieutenant general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20general. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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