as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the senator's adjutants and aides always arrive ahead of him on the campaign trail
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Recent Examples of adjutant
Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.
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Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
Whereas until recently political elites had a degree of decision-making power, the war has made them into the executors of Putin’s will, mere adjutants to the generalissimo.
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Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Mar. 2024
His first innovation, suggested by the director and Factory adjutant Paul Morrissey, was to add the German chanteuse Nico to the Velvets’ lineup.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
The New Republic,
17 Oct. 2023
In postwar court documents he is referred to as Arājs’s adjutant.
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Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
20 July 2023
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Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
Whereas until recently political elites had a degree of decision-making power, the war has made them into the executors of Putin’s will, mere adjutants to the generalissimo.
—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Mar. 2024
His first innovation, suggested by the director and Factory adjutant Paul Morrissey, was to add the German chanteuse Nico to the Velvets’ lineup.
—
Jeremy Lybarger,
The New Republic,
17 Oct. 2023
In postwar court documents he is referred to as Arājs’s adjutant.
—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
20 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjutant
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During the congressional hearing, Ranyan testified that the agency’s assistant secretary for security met with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department earlier in the year to pursue a contract for 24-hour patrol.
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Heat assistant coach Wayne Ellington will coach the team.
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The former aide worked for the brothers from 2005 to 2013, before their estrangement.
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Aaron Sorkin came calling soon after, casting Hill as presidential aide Charlie Young on The West Wing, a role that earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination.
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Gonzalez refused to speak to deputies during his arrest or his interrogation, authorities said.
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Likewise, the board has approved several permanent replacements selected by Chait for top administrators who are leaving the district, including the departing deputy superintendent of instruction, Karla Estrada.
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Kieran, his young apprentice, is learning fast.
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In 1811, The Nottingham Review newspaper recorded what's believed to be the first historical mention of the fictitious Ludd character, described as a framework knitting apprentice near Leicester.
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Elmo Fire Department Elmo, an unincorporated community in Kaufman County, requested mutual aid from College Mound and Wills Point due to the number of vehicles involved and additional minor crashes in the eastbound lanes.
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After the crash, a civilian vessel in the area came to the aid of the three victims and transported them to Bridge Bay Marina.
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Pope was a lieutenant in the Special Investigative Service (SIS) unit at the prison at the time of the offenses.
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Samuel Machado, a former Yolo County Sheriff’s lieutenant, also co-owns the property.
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“Adjutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjutant. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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