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adjutant
[ aj-uh-tuhnt ]
noun
- Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.
- British Military. an executive officer.
- an assistant.
adjutant
/ ˈædʒətənt /
noun
- an officer who acts as administrative assistant to a superior officer Abbreviationadjtadj
- See adjutant birdshort for adjutant bird
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Derived Forms
- ˈadjutancy, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adjutant1
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Example Sentences
The wartime state, along with legions of self-appointed adjutants, regularly reminded women that to “keep the home fires burning,” they had to stoke the coals of romance with regular loving letters to men in uniform.
Mr. Wright, my Adjutant, saw one strike in a puddle between him and myself as we marched at the head of the Regiment.
"You may be thankful if you don't get those two young alligators in the other tank," said a gruff-voiced adjutant.
That was a difficulty at first, as neither the adjutant's nor my book gave the French for bacon.
George is buried by the side of his adjutant in a little garden in the village, between two houses on the west side.
As a supporter of Bute he was appointed adjutant-general and governor of Stirling, posts worth £4,000 a year.
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