: 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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Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Thursday to hunker down and prepare for the ABC News Sept. 10 debate with former President Donald Trump, according to a campaign aide.
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Selina Wang, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
Her nephew, who is in his 20s, works as a school aide.
—Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
Trump campaign senior aide Jason Miller said the same thing previously in a statement – which the Harris campaign has denied.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The former Hochul aide allegedly provided unauthorized invitation letters from state officials to help Chinese officials into the United States to have meetings with New York officials.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Sep. 2024
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Selina Wang, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
Her nephew, who is in his 20s, works as a school aide.
—Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
Trump campaign senior aide Jason Miller said the same thing previously in a statement – which the Harris campaign has denied.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The former Hochul aide allegedly provided unauthorized invitation letters from state officials to help Chinese officials into the United States to have meetings with New York officials.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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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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