second-in-command
sec ond-in-com mand ▶noun the officer next in authority to the commanding or chief officer.
second-in-command noun while Reade is recuperating, Dunlop will be my second-in-command: deputy, number two, subordinate, right-hand man /woman, second; understudy; informal sidekick, second banana.
s è cond-in-comm á nd s è cond in comm á nd 名詞 C 1 〘軍 〙副司令官 .2 次長 .