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, 24 Oct. 2024
Each corps is headed by a lieutenant general who has operational control of the troops under his command.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
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.
—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
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Each corps is headed by a lieutenant general who has operational control of the troops under his command.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
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.
—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
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“Lieutenant general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20general. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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