lieutenant general
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a major general and whose insignia is three stars
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James Clapper is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and served as Director of National Intelligence, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and first director of defense intelligence.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
Li was promoted to lieutenant general and then again to general in just three years.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 July 2024
In addition to Salter, the luncheon honored John Mulholland, retired lieutenant general of the U.S. Army, a career Special Forces officer who commanded special operations task forces in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 13 June 2024
Another coup followed that year, when another lieutenant general, Prosper Avril, declared himself president.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
Li was promoted to lieutenant general and then again to general in just three years.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 July 2024
In addition to Salter, the luncheon honored John Mulholland, retired lieutenant general of the U.S. Army, a career Special Forces officer who commanded special operations task forces in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 13 June 2024
Another coup followed that year, when another lieutenant general, Prosper Avril, declared himself president.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Lieutenant general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20general. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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