lieutenant junior grade

lieutenant junior grade

n. pl. lieutenants junior grade 1. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above ensign and below lieutenant.2. One who holds this rank.

lieuten′ant jun′ior grade′

n. a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ranking above an ensign. [1905–10]

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lieutenant junior grade - an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensignlieutenant JGarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy