: a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the army, air force, or marine corps
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAt first Ben attempted to remain in the infantry, and his commanding officer requested that he be commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry. James Freeman, WSJ, 27 May 2022 He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army after graduating, the Washington Post reported. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022 In 1999, she was also commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Jourdan Bennett-begaye, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 The 23-year-old had just received his commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was days away from graduating Bowie State University. Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 In June of 1945, one month after Germany’s surrender, my brother graduated from dental school, and was instantly sent, as a second lieutenant, to Camp Grant, in Rockford, Illinois, to join an Army medical unit. Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 President Joe Biden nominated Langley, who was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1985, to lead U.S. Africa Command in June. Zachary Schermele, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 About a year later he was promoted to second lieutenant, and less than a year after that he was killed during his fifth mission of the war. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 May 2022 He recently was awarded the George C. Marshall Award as the best ROTC cadet, was commissioned as a second lieutenant and will report to Fort Benning, Georgia. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1702, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
second lieutenant
noun
: a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the army, air force, or marine corps