Thesaurus results for LIEUTENANTS

lieutenants

noun

plural of lieutenant

as in assistants

a person who helps a more skilled person the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him

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Recent Examples of lieutenants One is that the chairman's top lieutenants speak for him, or at least wouldn't contradict him in public. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 And in 2020, eight of his lieutenants in the Texas AG’s office accused him of bribery and abuse of office to upgrade a home of his mistress. — Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 Replacing Disney veteran Alan Braverman in the top in-house legal job, Gutierrez was one of few key Chapek lieutenants to keep his job when Bob Iger returned as CEO in late 2022. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 The letter was sent by the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, to senior officials in the government and military, as well as lord lieutenants, the king’s personal representatives around the country. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 In addition to the emails, call logs obtained by this news organization show that team officials held at least four phone calls with two lieutenants and a program manager on July 22 and July 24. — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 Role in the Castellammarese War When the Castellammarese War broke out in 1930 between Maranzano and rival crime boss Giuseppe (Joe) Masseria, Bonanno emerged as one of Maranzano’s leading lieutenants. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 And [showrunners] Ned Martel and Charlie Carver were our lieutenants on the crowd who did a wonderful job. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Hampton and Adofo-Mensah have been among Marathe’s top lieutenants in the past, with Adofo-Mensah working under Marathe from 2013 to 2019 and Hampton joining the organization as an intern in 2003. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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That content becomes useful proof for shoppers and a clearer authority signal for AI assistants than another polished brand promo.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Those services usually cover assistants who help people with daily tasks such as bathing, laundry or cooking.

— Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistants

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When Weiss and her aides shift coverage closer to Israel’s point of view, their actions promptly leak to outlets like the Guardian and Status, the daily media newsletter that has relentlessly chronicled Weiss’ real and perceived missteps.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
His aides began to consider the possibility that his was going to be a crippled presidency.

— Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of aides

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For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The new funding will allow the school to add 16 apprentices, for a total of 51 trainees.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

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The deputies found no warrants or weapons and did not issue citations for the minor violations, the suit states.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
But while critics on the Israeli right railed against the deal, Netanyahu’s deputies worked behind the scenes to preserve it, according to correspondence obtained by TIME.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deputies

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Services include dental exams, cleanings, fillings, extractions and root canals, along with hearing evaluations and free hearing aids.

— Jessica Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Prescription aids typically run about $3,400, while over-the-counter aids are roughly $500, according to a JAMA article published Thursday.

— Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of aids

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To be fair, a genre that’s given us everything from brooding, sparkling emo kids who play baseball; a stake-wielding teen slayer who can’t quit the bad boy; and eccentric sidekicks who feast on bugs is ripe with material for mockery.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
This human-sized dog bed creates a cozy spot for afternoon naps, movie marathons, or curling up with a book, with plenty of room for your furry sidekick — or sidekicks — to stretch out next to you.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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