Definition of "lieutenant general" [lieu•ten•ant gen•er•al]

• A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above major general and below general. (noun)
• One who holds this rank. (noun)

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• "When president and lieutenant general had disagreed thoroughly and ended their conference, Davis walked to the gate, shook hands cordially, "and dismissed me with his gracious smile; but a bitter look lurking about its margin, and the ground-swell, admonished me that clouds were gathering about head-quarters of the First Corps even faster than those that told the doom of the Southern cause.""
• "Kissinger, who had admired the way Scowcroft once stood up to Haldeman, later recalled that he turned to the lieutenant general because he needed a strong person as my deputy, who would be willing to stand up to me if necessarynot every daybut to stand up for what he thought was right."
• "Transfer of Ewell dictated, on May 31, the promotion of Early to lieutenant general on the same temporary footing with Dick Anderson.11"