lieutenant general
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a major general and whose insignia is three stars
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Another coup followed that year, when another lieutenant general, Prosper Avril, declared himself president.
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Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Prabowo, the former son-in-law of Indonesia’s late dictator Suharto, was fired from his post as lieutenant general in 1998 amid accusations of human rights abuses.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
The posting in August to Camp Pendleton delayed his promotion to lieutenant general and his orders to take over as deputy commandant of aviation.
—Erika I. Ritchie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Subianto, a former lieutenant general who married one of Suharto's daughters, was a longtime commander in the army special forces, called Kopassus.
—Niniek Karmini and Edna Tariganthe Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2024
After retiring from the Army as a lieutenant general in 1983, Gen. Becton led the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, supporting relief efforts for an earthquake that struck Mexico City and a famine that ravaged Ethiopia.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
According to House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, the following candidates are now running for speaker:
Jack Bergman of Michigan
Serving in his fourth term, Rep. Jack Bergman is a retired lieutenant general who spent decades in the Marine Corps.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
The first Black female lieutenant general, Lt. Gen. Nadja West, spoke at Friday's ceremony and reflected on the significance of Army installation names.
—Aisha Frazier, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2023
Blunt stars as the titular character's wife Kitty Oppenheimer, while Damon, 52, takes on the role of Leslie Groves, a lieutenant general and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer.
—Carly Breit, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Prabowo, the former son-in-law of Indonesia’s late dictator Suharto, was fired from his post as lieutenant general in 1998 amid accusations of human rights abuses.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
The posting in August to Camp Pendleton delayed his promotion to lieutenant general and his orders to take over as deputy commandant of aviation.
—Erika I. Ritchie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Subianto, a former lieutenant general who married one of Suharto's daughters, was a longtime commander in the army special forces, called Kopassus.
—Niniek Karmini and Edna Tariganthe Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2024
After retiring from the Army as a lieutenant general in 1983, Gen. Becton led the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, supporting relief efforts for an earthquake that struck Mexico City and a famine that ravaged Ethiopia.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
According to House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, the following candidates are now running for speaker:
Jack Bergman of Michigan
Serving in his fourth term, Rep. Jack Bergman is a retired lieutenant general who spent decades in the Marine Corps.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2023
The first Black female lieutenant general, Lt. Gen. Nadja West, spoke at Friday's ceremony and reflected on the significance of Army installation names.
—Aisha Frazier, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2023
Blunt stars as the titular character's wife Kitty Oppenheimer, while Damon, 52, takes on the role of Leslie Groves, a lieutenant general and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer.
—Carly Breit, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
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