second in command

A form of second-in-command — Somebody ranking next below a commander.

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Meanings

nounsecond in command (plural seconds in command)

plural seconds in command

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of second-in-command.

    None of it amounts to much, particularly given that it’s all in the service of a man wanting to win a meaningless contest he doesn’t deserve to win, and the question of whether his noodlehead crew and his surprisingly competent second in command (Martin Freeman) will still respect him throughout.

    2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 28 May 2013
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APA

second in command. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20in%20command

MLA

“second in command.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20in%20command. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second in command,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20in%20command.

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