second-in-command

second-in-command

n

1. (Military) military an officer who is next in rank to a commanding officer

2. government a deputy

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

second-in-command - someone who relieves a commander deputy, lieutenant - an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

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second-in-command

noun deputy, assistant, subordinate, understudy, adjutant, depute (Scot.), successor designate, number two, right-hand man or woman The President was replaced by his second-in-command.

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Translations

second-in-command

[ˈsekəndɪnkəˈmɑːnd] N → segundo/a m/f de a bordo

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second-in-command

[ˌsɛk/əndɪnkəˈmɑːnd] n (Mil) → comandante m in seconda (Admin) → aggiunto

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