rank of lieutenant
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrankandlieutenant
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rank
noun
uk/ræŋk/us/ræŋk/
a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person ...
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lieutenant
noun[C]
uk/lefˈten.ənt/us/luːˈten.ənt/
(the title of) an officer of middle rank in the ...
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(Definition ofrankandlieutenantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is not clear whether they are to have therankoflieutenant-commander.
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An officer while holding the substantiverankoflieutenantbecomes temporary captain.
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Very few of these people obtain promotion to therankoflieutenantand then not until they are nearly 50.
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Officers granted emergency commissions count previous full pay service for the purpose of time promotion to therankoflieutenant.
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I think it may be taken that the commanding officer of a ship would, generally, be of therankoflieutenant-commander or higher.
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Further, these people are to be put on a supplementary list, and they are not to be eligible for promotion beyond therankoflieutenant-commander.
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What is the result of giving these lower deck officers the same facilities as cadet entries for therankoflieutenant?
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He is then given the honoraryrankoflieutenant, and, apparently, from that he cannot rise.
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It is a flat-rate for all officers below therankoflieutenant-colonel, except in the case of majors with over twenty-five years' service.
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The shed is guarded by members of the interior security service, commanded by an officer with therankoflieutenantcolonel.
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Some 168 service women currently hold therankoflieutenant-colonel or higher, or its equivalent in the other services.
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He was promoted to therankoflieutenant-general, he was kept on half-pay for three years, and finally he was retired.
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Regulation 33 is required because therankoflieutenantis being replaced by the rank of chief inspector.
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These five divisions will be under a corps commander with therankoflieutenant-general.
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I am also glad to note that the job of garrison adjutant has been upgraded to therankoflieutenant-colonel.
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From 1973 to the present day eligibility for attendance has extended to any officer of therankoflieutenant-commander or equivalent and above.
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A director of music of therankoflieutenant-colonel is paid on appointment an annual salary of £6,742.
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The term "superseded" is applied to officers who have been passed over for substantive promotion to therankoflieutenant-colonel or above.
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Sixty-eight quartering commandants have been accorded the localrankoflieutenant-colonel.
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I know of at least one of such cases where the man has risen to therankoflieutenant-colonel.
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