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Leftenant vs. Lieutenant: Decoding the Right Spelling

Leftenant vs. Lieutenant

Which is correct: Leftenant or Lieutenant

How to spell Lieutenant?

Leftenant is Incorrect

Lieutenant is Correct

Lieutenant Definitions

A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander.
A first lieutenant.
A second lieutenant.
One who holds any of these ranks or a similar rank in another military organization.
(lĕf-tĕnənt) A commissioned officer in the British and Canadian navies ranking just below a lieutenant commander.
An officer in a police or fire department ranking below a captain.
One who acts in place of or represents a superior; an assistant or deputy
The organized crime figure and his lieutenants.
(military) The lowest Junior Commissioned Officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above Second Lieutenant and below Captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "Lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.
A naval officer whose rank is above that of Ensign in the United States Navy and below that of a Lieutenant Commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: Lieutenant Junior Grade and Lieutenant.
A Commissioned Officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above that of Ensign and below Lieutenant Commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: Lieutenant Junior Grade and lieutenant.
A Commissioned Officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, holding the rank above Second Lieutenant and below Captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "Lieutenant," however "Second Lieutenant" is to specify that the officer is not yet a full Lieutenant.
A naval officer whose rank is above that of Sub-Lieutenant in the British Navy and below that of a Lieutenant Commander.
A naval Commissioned Officer who holds the rank above Sub-Lieutenant and below Lieutenant Commander.
A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person - i.e. a manager to his director.
The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.
A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.
An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.
The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or lieutenant of God.
A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
A commissioned military officer
An officer in a police force
An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

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