Definitions for second-in-command
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1. second-in-commandnoun

   someone who relieves a commander

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1. second-in-commandnoun

   Somebody ranking next below a commander.

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1. second-in-command

   Second-in-command refers to a person who ranks directly below the leader or the chief in a hierarchy or an organization and assumes the responsibilities and authority of the leader in their absence or incapacity. They often assist the leader in decision-making and the overall management of the organization.

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1. Second-in-command

   The second-in-command is the deputy commander of any British Army or Royal Marines unit, from battalion or regiment downwards. He or she is thus the equivalent of an executive officer in the United States Army. This terminology is also used in many other Commonwealth armies. The second-in-command of a battalion is usually a major and the second-in-command of a regiment is a lieutenant colonel. The second-in-command of a company, squadron or artillery battery is usually a captain, the second-in-command of a platoon or troop is the platoon or troop sergeant, and the second-in-command of a section is usually a lance corporal. In the Royal Navy, the second-in-command of a vessel is known as the first lieutenant or executive officer.

Matched Categories

1. • Deputy

How to pronounce second-in-command?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of second-in-command in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of second-in-command in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of second-in-command in a Sentence

1. The Mooch:

   The vice president is making his way to New Jersey for a luncheon with the president. President Donald Trump dines with his second-in-command once a week to discuss the administration's agenda and progress, and he's carrying on with tradition today, even though he is not in Washington. Trump is staying at his Bedminster golf resort while his home-away-from-home undergoes renovations. Vice PresidentMike Pencewill chat with him there ahead of travel to South America. Pence and Trump are seeing each other for the first time since the New York Times suggested the VP was conducing a shadow campaign for president. Pence says the charge is ‘absurd.’.

2. Nicholas Garaufis:

   You were Mr. Raniere’s second-in-command and shared his power, you enabled and facilitated Mr. Raniere’s heinous crimes. In your 20 years at NXIVM, the door was always open but you never left.

3. Mark Meadows of North Carolina:

   I do not believe that the second in command at DOJ can make the kinds of alleged comments that Bob Goodlatte made and not come before this committee and this Congress to tell us and the American people to tell us what Jeff Sessions said and didn't say.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=second-in-command
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Second-in-command
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=second-in-command