second-in-command (EN)

noun

noun “second-in-command”

1. (in military) an officer who is next in rank below the commanding officer
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   The major served as the second-in-command to the colonel in the battalion.
2. a person who is next in authority after the leader of a group or organization
   He was appointed as the company's second-in-command to assist the president with daily operations.