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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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