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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lieutenant of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate someone's rank or position within a military or organizational context.
Example: "He served as a lieutenant of the local police department for over five years."
Alternatives: "an officer in" or "a commander of".
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"La Barbie," whose nickname sprung from his blonde hair and boyish good looks, rose to prominence a decade ago as a lieutenant of the Beltran Leyva brothers, a family of drug traffickers from the northern Pacific state of Sinaloa who built a criminal network in much of southern Mexico before authorities dismantled their organization.
George Washington commissioned him a lieutenant of infantry.
Khan was a lieutenant of a notable warlord, Gul Bahadur.
Cassells becomes a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVOO).
When the Revolution broke out in 1789, Prieur was a lieutenant of engineers in the army.
Mr. Icahn would be represented by Vincent Intrieri, a lieutenant of the billionaire investor.
After all, Mr. Leedham was a lieutenant of Ron Carey, the teamsters' disgraced, recently expelled president.
Sykes is a lieutenant of the prominent white supremacist Jim Saleam, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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In 1790, he became a captain and, in 1791, a lieutenant colonel of the local volunteer battalion of the Var.
William was later a lieutenant general of the Royal Artillery and a neighbour of Edward Nicolls in Woolwich.
The government has named Mr. Steinberg, a longtime lieutenant of Mr. Cohen, a co-conspirator in the case, but he has not been charged.
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