aide

noun \ ˈād \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

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

Recent Examples of aide from the Web

Trump and aides blame Russia in part for the attack, saying it was supposed to have gotten rid of Syria's chemicals weapons years ago.

— david jackson, USA TODAY, "Trump blasts Comey again as he heads to Florida amid fallout from Syria strike and China trade," 16 Apr. 2018
The family wishes to thank the nurses, aides and staff at Fox Hill Center for their years of compassionate care, love and support and also the staff in the ICU and on Bissell 2, as well as the hospice nurses at RGH.

— vina ouellette, courant.com, "Vina Ouellette," 16 Apr. 2018
Parscale told Trump, as well as White House aides and policy staff, about purported benefits Amazon and eBay Inc. receive in the form of subsidized rates on shipments from China and elsewhere, the person said.

— Fortune, "Trump's Campaign Chief Pushes to Raise Amazon Shipping Rates," 14 Apr. 2018
Their press secretaries aren’t left to answer questions about FBI raids on the homes of campaign aides and attorneys.

— brian bennett, Time, "Donald Trump Relied on Michael Cohen to Weather the Storm. Now The President Is On His Own," 12 Apr. 2018
Before working in West Hartford, Syme was a Howard County Department battalion chief’s aide in Maryland and a firefighter in Prince William County in Virginia.

— mikaela porter, Courant Community, "West Hartford Exchange Club Names Firefighter, Police Officer Of The Year," 10 Apr. 2018
Phillips’ campaign has reported more than $19,000 in contributions from Real Justice, a federal political action committee that counts former Bernie Sanders aides and civil rights activist Shaun King among its leadership.

— ryan lillis, sacbee, "Why the Stephon Clark shooting will become a campaign issue | The Sacramento Bee," 8 Apr. 2018
Then during a trip to Italy in June, Pruitt was accompanied by nine aides and a security detail that cost more than $120,000.

— amy lieu, Fox News, "EPA chief Scott Pruitt has spent millions on security, travel: report," 7 Apr. 2018
While few lawmakers or aides will talk openly about what's to come, some dismissed the idea as setting up a lame-duck leader who would have little control over the caucus and only prolong the day when younger members could rise.

— lisa mascaro, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland's Steny Hoyer has been eyeing the House's top spot for over a decade. Now he's taking one last shot.," 7 Apr. 2018

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