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lieutenant vs vice-regent

vice-regent vs lieutenant

lieutenant and vice-regent both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lieutenant Yes No No No
vice-regent Yes No No No
As nouns, vice-regent is a hyponym of lieutenant; that is, vice-regent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lieutenant:
  • lieutenant: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
  • vice-regent: a regent's deputy
Other hyponyms of lieutenant include second-in-command, vicar-general.
lieutenant (noun) vice-regent (noun)
an officer in a police force a regent's deputy
a commissioned military officer
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
Difference between lieutenant and vice-regent

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