: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
Examples of aide in a Sentence
The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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One such post targeting the wife of a Dooley operative led to Collins firing a top political aide responsible for the post.
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Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
The nonprofit didn’t report paying any compensation to a staff or board, which includes two former Newsom aides, Steve Kawa and Jim DeBoo, as well as Sacramento Kings COO Matina Kolokotronis.
—Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Immigrants are important to our local economy, where immigrants are 26% of our labor force, four in 10 local entrepreneurs and 40% of our health aides.
—Nancy Rudner, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
And while top aides were on the negotiating team, Levine Cava declared the administration’s price tag as too high.
—Douglas Hanks
june 16, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
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Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
The nonprofit didn’t report paying any compensation to a staff or board, which includes two former Newsom aides, Steve Kawa and Jim DeBoo, as well as Sacramento Kings COO Matina Kolokotronis.
—Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Immigrants are important to our local economy, where immigrants are 26% of our labor force, four in 10 local entrepreneurs and 40% of our health aides.
—Nancy Rudner, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
And while top aides were on the negotiating team, Levine Cava declared the administration’s price tag as too high.
—Douglas Hanks
june 16, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
Medical Definition
aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
volunteer aides
psychiatric aides
see nurse aide
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