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adjutant
/ˈædʒətənt/
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What does adjutant mean?
noun
- An assistant.
- A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- Either the greater or the lesser adjutant, stork species of the genus Leptoptilos, family Ciconiidae, native to India and Southeast Asia.
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adjective
- Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈædʒətənt/
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In the afternoon there is hockey on horseback, or volunteer drill, with our gallant adjutant putting us through our evolutions.
The work of paying bounties was transferred to the adjutant general's office, where it was continued three or four years longer.
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During the past year he has occupied the position of Adjutant of the Corps of Cadets--the highest post which can be held.
He rode off at a walk to the right and sent an adjutant to the dragoons with orders to attack the French.
The adjutant made the prayer, but I did not take note of it, being too engrossed with the massed picture of misery before me.