Colonel and Lieutenant colonel

Colonel

Colonel noun - A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
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Lieutenant colonel and colonel are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Lieutenant colonel" with "Colonel", this terms are similar.

Nearby Word: colonelcy

Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel noun - A commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel.

Colonel and lieutenant colonel are semantically related. You can use "Colonel" instead a noun phrase "Lieutenant colonel".
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