adjutant
IPA: ˈædʒʌtʌnt
noun
- (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- An assistant.
- (zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
adjective
- Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
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Examples of "adjutant" in Sentences
- He became adjutant of the battalion.
- He served in the War of 1812 with the rank of adjutant.
- He was the adjutant of the 2nd Battalion from 1936 to 1939.
- The Captain is the Major's silent, stoic adjutant and bodyguard.
- He is considered the first Adjutant General of the American Army.
- He was the Adjutant of the Regimental Depot and the 5th Battalion.
- The Adjutant General is the chief of the Queen's Military Household.
- The department is administered by the Adjutant General and his staff.
- He was adjutant of the Regiment during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940.
- The Adjutant General heads the Department and is appointed by the governor.
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