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
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.
—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
Born May 13, 1930, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Gravel served in the US Army as an adjutant in the Communications Intelligence Service in Germany and a special agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps in France from 1951 to 1954, according to a biography on his website.
—Chandelis Duster, CNN, 27 June 2021
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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.
—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
Born May 13, 1930, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Gravel served in the US Army as an adjutant in the Communications Intelligence Service in Germany and a special agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps in France from 1951 to 1954, according to a biography on his website.
—Chandelis Duster, CNN, 27 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjutant
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Perry’s personal assistant, his friend, and another doctor all agreed to plead guilty last year in exchange for their cooperation as the government sought to make their case against larger targets, Plasencia and Sangha.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Meanwhile, GitHub Copilot evolved from a code assistant into a true AI coding agent—capable of cloning repos, fixing bugs, adding features, and documenting code autonomously.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Many of the doors the group knocked on went unanswered, until finally, after knocking on a handful of doors, a legislative aide for Rep. Tom Kuhn, R-Troy, who represents parts of Macomb and Oakland counties, opened the door.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Some Trump aides took a more aggressive tack toward the Fed.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
24 July 2025
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The incident that caused the three deputies' deaths is still under investigation by the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The deputies had served 19, 22 and 33 years in the department, Luna said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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Through the conservancy, Morgan and Silk were introduced to the architect Lawrence Brink, an original Wright apprentice.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Born in the Bronx, Neuwirth served as a photography apprentice in New York City before opening his own studio and moving to Hollywood after a photo assignment in Puerto Rico ignited his passion for filmmaking.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
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Consequently, there have been renewed calls to reassess annual American military aid to Cairo.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The ship then reportedly dropped life preservers where the man fell to mark his location and aid in his rescue.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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In an expositional sense, his death at the end of Batman v Superman activates three Mother Boxes that attracts the villainous Darkseid’s scorned lieutenant, Steppenwolf, back to Earth.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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The central involvement of Vought, who is viewed as one of Trump’s most loyal, knowledgeable and deeply effective lieutenants, represents an escalation in and of itself.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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