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Meaning of second-in-command | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. Somebody ranking next below a commander.
  2. Someone ranking next below the person in charge.

Equivalents

Suomi alipäällikkö
日本語 次
Tiếng Việt phó

Examples

“Allan was first William Buddicom's and then Trevithick's second-in-command, at Edge Hill and at Crewe successively, for the period of 13½ years from February, 1840, to September, 1853, when he left Crewe to become Superintendent of the Scottish Central Railway.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

second-language acquisition second-level domain second-mile service second-order logic second-order threat second-person dual

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