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• n  someone who relieves a commander

• As second-in-command of North Viet Nam's team.
• Fidel Castro's former second-in-command was the victim of his own botched insurgency, in which he failed to follow his own precepts for guerrilla warfare.
• The leading contender had been Sister Frederick, the order's second-in-command, an 81-year-old native of Malta.

News & Articles

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• Al Gore: Joe Biden Says He Was Elected President, Gore Calls Koch Brothers ‘Dirtiest’
  Al Gore was elected president, according to Vice-President Joe Biden in a comment Tuesday that’s still making some waves. Meanwhile, Al Gore himself has gone on another attack against the Koch Brothers, who the former Bill Clinton second-in-command has accused of being “purveyors of the dirtiest energy on earth.” Joe Biden introduced Al Gore at [...] Al Gore: Joe Biden Says He Was Elected ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• A look at key events in the kidnapping and rescue of three …
  Florida hasn’t had a lieutenant governor for three months since Jennifer Carroll resigned after her involvement in an Internet gambling operation. However, the state went without a second-in-command for 80 years prior to the latest constitution.
  June 12, 2013 - WJXT Jacksonville
• Alum has some orders for Merchantville grads
  After serving as second-in-command of the U.S. Navy and leading military operations in the Middle East during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Adm. William J. Fallon gave one more set of orders Sunday - to a group of graduating eighth graders in Merchantville.
  June 10, 2013 - Philly.com

Quotes

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• Sam Torrance in Reuters UK
  You have to understand Ollie (Olazabal) has done his stint as vice captain and it is a huge learning experience for the captaincy, but he doesn't want to be the second-in-command anymore,Torrance told a news conference on Wednesday.