lieutenant general


nounU.S. Military.
  1. a commissioned officer ranking next below a general and next above a major general.

Origin of lieutenant general

1
First recorded in 1480–90

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How to use lieutenant general in a sentence

  • Insurgencies, as lieutenant general Sir John Kiszely told me in 2007, are like staircases.

    The Price of Protecting Civilians | Andrew Exum | February 23, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • He rapidly rose through the various grades, until he finally held the chief command of the army as lieutenant-general.

    Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. Pike
  • In 1800 Massna took his trusty subordinate with him to Italy as lieutenant-general of the centre of the army.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Washington appointed lieutenant general of the armies of the United States.

  • Lieutenant-General Alison is the youngest by considerable; I think she is about nine and a half or three-quarters.

    A Horse's Tale | Mark Twain
  • "The lieutenant-general must have been fully aware of the plans of the Reformers, to have acted as he did," he said in conclusion.

    Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for lieutenant general

lieutenant general

noun
  1. an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps immediately junior to a general

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