also second in command
A ~ is someone who is next in rank to the leader of a group, and who has authority to give orders when the leader is not there.
He was posted to Hong Kong as ~ of C Squadron...
N-SING
also second in command
A ~ is someone who is next in rank to the leader of a group, and who has authority to give orders when the leader is not there.
He was posted to Hong Kong as ~ of C Squadron...
N-SING
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012