Deputy lieutenant
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Not to be confused with Second Lieutenant or Junior Lieutenant.
In the United Kingdom, a deputy lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the lord-lieutenant of a lieutenancy area – an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county. Prior to the creation of the Irish Free State, all Irish counties had deputy lieutenants.
In formal style, the postnominal letters DL may be added after a deputy lieutenant's surname and other postnominals – e.g. John Brown, CBE, DL.