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Definition of adjutant
1 : a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
2 : one who helps : assistant
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Examples of adjutant in a Sentence
the senator's adjutants and aides always arrive ahead of him on the campaign trail
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Marie Smith, adjutant of the North San Diego Young Marines group, was recognized for her efforts mentoring and teaching youths in the nonprofit’s leadership program.
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The Flag Day program at the VFW has been a tradition for more than 30 years, said Ryan Kominakis, the post's adjutant and chair of the program.
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Gen. David Hamlar, assistant adjutant general for the Minnesota Air National Guard.
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Joseph Chiodo selected Katie Malchow's for top honor, said Tom Lynch, the post's adjutant.
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In Mr. Garcia’s case, city officials reached out to Paul Schottenhamel, 69, a retiree in Queens whose main duties these days are minding his young grandchildren and serving as the adjutant for the Queens County American Legion.
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Give Buchanan points for consistency, at least, and for self-effacement, conditioned by years as a backroom White House adjutant.
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Bowers, 41, worked for the San Jose Police Department for 18 years, rising from patrolman to sergeant, lieutenant in the department’s training division, watch commander and adjutant to Chief Rob Davis.
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Taking sides could tear families apart Patriot Timothy Pickering Jr. was an adjutant general in Washington’s Continental Army, while his father remained a staunch Tory till the end of his life.
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Origin and Etymology of adjutant
Latin adjutant-, adjutans, present participle of adjutare to help — more at aid
ADJUTANT Defined for English Language Learners
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: an army officer who helps the commanding officer and is responsible for written communications
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: an officer who assists the officer in command
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