second-in-command
noun
: someone who is ranked second in a group or organization
the police chief's second-in-command
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The organization’s second-in-command resigned during the probe.
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Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
These members alleged that Robert's sister and second-in-command, Catherine, would often write checks from their accounts without their consent.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
The inclusion of Harris, the first South Asian, Black and female second-in-command, is an example of the fact that women who challenge barriers are expected to solve all gender inequities, Cutraro said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
She has been married and divorced four times, and was in a long-term relationship with cinematographer Daniel Gillham until his death in 2014.
04 of 10
Jeff Conaway (Kenickie)
Kenickie, the T-Birds second-in-command, was brought to the screen by Jeff Conaway.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 9 May 2024
Carter also portrayed second-in-command Colonel Tigh on the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica in the late '70s and Sgt.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
Naim Qassem, the Shia Lebanese cleric and politician who is Hezbollah's second-in-command, speaks with NBC News on Thursday.
—Matt Bradley, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Eisenberg plays a kind of second-in-command type, while Christophe Zajac-Denek plays a young Sasquatch.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
The best solution for Boeing, say several sources, would probably be a split: naming a CEO who’s a great general manager, and a second-in-command who’s a hard-core, hands-on-the-levers production specialist.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
These members alleged that Robert's sister and second-in-command, Catherine, would often write checks from their accounts without their consent.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
The inclusion of Harris, the first South Asian, Black and female second-in-command, is an example of the fact that women who challenge barriers are expected to solve all gender inequities, Cutraro said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
She has been married and divorced four times, and was in a long-term relationship with cinematographer Daniel Gillham until his death in 2014.
04 of 10
Jeff Conaway (Kenickie)
Kenickie, the T-Birds second-in-command, was brought to the screen by Jeff Conaway.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 9 May 2024
Carter also portrayed second-in-command Colonel Tigh on the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica in the late '70s and Sgt.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
Naim Qassem, the Shia Lebanese cleric and politician who is Hezbollah's second-in-command, speaks with NBC News on Thursday.
—Matt Bradley, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Eisenberg plays a kind of second-in-command type, while Christophe Zajac-Denek plays a young Sasquatch.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
The best solution for Boeing, say several sources, would probably be a split: naming a CEO who’s a great general manager, and a second-in-command who’s a hard-core, hands-on-the-levers production specialist.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
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