Lieutenant General

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noun A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
noun A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.

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President and secretary of war for several days, in consequence of which, before the answer of General Washington reached the seat of government, the President had nominated him to the chief command of all the armies raised or to be raised in the United States, with the rank of Lieutenant General; and the senate had unanimously advised and consented to his appointment.

The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 (of 5) Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States John Marshall 1795
Chairman of the SANDF Integration Committee, Lieutenant General

ANC Daily News Briefing 1999
In Washington, a Canadian delegation led by Lieutenant General

ANC Daily News Briefing 1996
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; General Hakan Syren, Chairman, EU Military Committee; Lieutenant General

The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010
Secretary Defence Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the company of Lieutenant General

Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka (MOD) 2010