"lieutenants" in the noun sense
1. lieutenant
a commissioned military officer
2. lieutenant, police lieutenant
an officer in a police force
3. deputy, lieutenant
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
4. lieutenant
an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
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