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Second-in-command
see synonyms of second-in-commandNoun
1. second-in-command
someone who relieves a commander
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Second-in-command
see synonyms of second-in-commandnoun
1. military
an officer who is next in rank to a commanding officer
He was posted to Hong Kong as second-in-command of C Squadron.
2. government
a deputy
The President was replaced by his second-in-command.
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