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Definition of second in command noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

second in command

noun
 
/ˌsekənd ɪn kəˈmɑːnd/
 
/ˌsekənd ɪn kəˈmænd/
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  1. second in command (to somebody) a person who has the second highest rank in a group and takes charge when the leader is not there
    • For twenty years he served the business as second in command to his father.
    • his second in command, Major Thursby
    • She is second in command.
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