lieutenant junior grade
1
6.5
- noun
- /luːˈtɛnənt ˈdʒuːn.jər ɡreɪd/
- Specialized
:
teniente JG
- He had just been promoted to lieutenant junior grade and was excited to take on more responsibilities.
Examples
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The lieutenant junior grade received commendations for her leadership during the naval exercise.
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Why does a lieutenant junior grade with ninth months' experience... and a track record for plea bargaining get assigned a murder case?
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As a lieutenant junior grade, she was responsible for assisting in the training of new recruits.
Synonyms
1
7.8
A junior officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard who is above ensign and below lieutenant
1
9.6
A junior officer in the navy or other military force who ranks below a lieutenant
How Senior
- Specialized
537
4.2
- Specialized
6
6.9
- US
65
6.4
- Specialized
1
6.5
- Specialized
382
8.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
lieutenant + junior + grade
The overall meaning — a lower-ranking or subordinate rank of lieutenant — is directly and predictably built from the constituents 'lieutenant' (an officer), 'junior' (lower-ranking), and 'grade' (a rank). A B1 learner who knows these words would infer it denotes a subordinate lieutenant; only the exact position in the U.S. hierarchy (above ensign, below lieutenant) requires specific institutional knowledge.
Etymology
Lieutenant junior grade comes from an old idea of a 'person who holds the place': a lieutenant is someone who stands in for a higher officer, and junior grade shows the lower or younger level. So, the name means 'a lower-ranking officer who can act for a senior one'.