lieutenant general

noun

, U.S. Military.

1. a commissioned officer ranking next below a general and next above a major general.

lieutenant general

noun

1. an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps immediately junior to a general

Word History and Origins

Origin of lieutenant general¹

First recorded in 1480–90

Example Sentences

Rick Wiles, an extremist antisemitic Florida pastor who runs a conspiracy theory outlet called TruNews, seized on Flynn’s prayer in a nearly hour-long TruNews broadcast last month blasting the retired lieutenant general.

From The Daily Beast

By the time he disbanded his troops outside Selma in 1865, he had become the most promoted soldier, north or south, having risen from the rank of private to lieutenant general.

From Time

“Stick to your knitting,” in the words of Lieutenant General Leslie Groves, head of the Project.

From The Daily Beast

Lieutenant General Heinrich Kittel recounted these events to a fellow prisoner of war, Felbert, on Dec. 28, 1944.

From The Daily Beast

Petraeus was dating Holly Knowlton, the daughter of the West Point superintendent, Lieutenant General William Knowlton.

From The Daily Beast

Insurgencies, as Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely told me in 2007, are like staircases.

From The Daily Beast

He rapidly rose through the various grades, until he finally held the chief command of the army as lieutenant-general.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1800 Massna took his trusty subordinate with him to Italy as lieutenant-general of the centre of the army.

From Project Gutenberg

Washington appointed lieutenant general of the armies of the United States.

From Project Gutenberg

Lieutenant-General Alison is the youngest by considerable; I think she is about nine and a half or three-quarters.

From Project Gutenberg

"The lieutenant-general must have been fully aware of the plans of the Reformers, to have acted as he did," he said in conclusion.

From Project Gutenberg