Captain
Captain noun - A person in overall command of a ship.
Lieutenant commander and captain are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Lieutenant commander" with "Captain", this terms are similar.
Lieutenant commander
Lieutenant commander noun - A commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander.
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Synonyms for Lieutenant commander
Captain and lieutenant commander are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Captain" with "Lieutenant commander", this terms are similar.
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Captain Needa appears as a mere lieutenant commander during the battle of Coruscant, trying to parley with General Grievous.
Source: Literature / Revenge of the Sith -
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge, captain of the SS-161 Stingray in Down Periscope, takes on the US nuclear navy in an old diesel sub and wins!
Source: Majorly Awesome - Sulu starts off a Lieutenant, but is Lieutenant Commander in the first movie, Commander by the next and Captain (with his own ship, unlike Spock and Scotty) for The Undiscovered Country.
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