adjutant
Americannoun
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Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.
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British Military. an executive officer.
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an assistant.
noun
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Abbreviation: adjt. adj. an officer who acts as administrative assistant to a superior officer
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short for adjutant bird
Other Word Forms
- adjutancy noun
Etymology
Origin of adjutant
1590–1600; < Latin adjūtant- (stem of adjūtāns, present participle of adjūtāre to help, assist), equivalent to ad- ad- + jū- (variant stem of juvāre to help) + -t- frequentative suffix + -ant- -ant
Example Sentences
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She spent 30 years working up the ranks in the Pasadena Police Department, where she became the department’s first Black female sergeant, lieutenant and adjutant to the chief of police, according to her campaign website.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Gen. Thomas Suelzer was appointed by Abbott to oversee the Texas National Guard and Texas State Guard as the agency’s adjutant general.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2024
Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of Virginia, said in a statement.
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2023
Gen. Warner Ross, Tennessee’s adjutant general, said in a statement.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023
The adjutant stared at me through the half-opened door.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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