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SECOND-IN-COMMAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does second-in-command mean?
• SECOND-IN-COMMAND (noun)
The noun SECOND-IN-COMMAND has 1 sense:
1. someone who relieves a commander
Familiarity information: SECOND-IN-COMMAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who relieves a commander
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("second-in-command" is a kind of...):
deputy; lieutenant (an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent)
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