aide

noun

\ ˈād

Definition of aide

: a person who acts as an assistant a teacher's aide specifically : a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer

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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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Democrats’ willingness to threaten a government shutdown over the issue, one Democratic aide said, will depend in part on whether Mr. Trump continues or escalates his attacks on Mr. Mueller’s investigation. — Sadie Gurman And Kristina Peterson, WSJ, "Democrats Tie Support for Spending Bill to Mueller Probe," 25 Nov. 2018 Founder Emily Moreno, who is also a former aide to Senator Marco Rubio, confirmed the data exposure issue to TechCrunch today. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "DonaldDaters, a Dating App for Trump Supporters, Launches—And Then Leaks Its Users’ Data," 16 Oct. 2018 One concept revolved around Michael Kelly's Doug Stamper, the curmudgeonly-yet-loveable political aide to the Underwoods, written by executive producer Eric Roth. — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, "House of Cards Season 6: Everything You Need to Know," 15 Oct. 2018 Only by midday did aides say Trump had made his final selection. — David Jackson, USA TODAY, "How a behind-the-scenes battle of Trump advisers ended with Kavanaugh as Supreme Court pick," 10 July 2018 Topping the list of contenders is Judson True, the longtime aide to Assemblyman David Chiu. — Matier & Ross, SFChronicle.com, "Highways considered for carpool lanes in and out of SF," 9 July 2018 Muslim voters, in particular, most of whom back Labour, may be put off by the party’s liberal approach to trans issues, worries one aide. — The Economist, "A culture war comes to Westminster," 5 July 2018 Many railroads, however, didn’t seem to start taking the issue seriously until the 2015 deadline approached, Democratic and Republican aides said. — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, "After Philly crash, railroads got more time to install a key safety system. Three years later, some still lag behind," 3 July 2018 Two senior aides tell O'Keefe GOP leadership had no formal heads up from the White House. — CBS News, "What caused Trump to reverse course on family separation?," 20 June 2018

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