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Definition of Lieutenant junior grade
1. Noun. An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Commissioned Naval Officer
Definition of Lieutenant junior grade
1. Noun. A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies. ¹
2. Noun. A commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above an ensign and below a lieutenant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lieutenant Junior Grade
Literary usage of Lieutenant junior grade
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Jewish Year Book by American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America (1920)
"LEVY, NEVILLE, promoted lieutenant (junior grade), for temporary service, USN,
... appointed lieutenant (junior grade), for temporary service, USN, Sept. ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"1067) to a lieutenant, junior grade, at sea during his first five years in that
rank, and for the period from September 9, 1899, to September 8, 1900, ..."
3. Report of the Board of Statutory Consolidation by Adolph Julius Rodenbeck (1907)
"A division, other than an engineer or a signal division, part of a battalion
shall consist of one lieutenant ; one lieutenant, junior grade; two ensigns; ..."
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