as in assistants
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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Noun
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In a video posted by one of his aides, the president gestured to two corporate executives.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025 -
The president and his blindly loyal aides claim the tariffs, which reached an idiotic 104% in duties on all goods from China overnight, are working because the White House is being flooded with calls from foreign governments.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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In their statement, Machado and González emphasized that Maduro and his top lieutenants are the true bosses of Tren de Aragua and said the leadership of the regime and the gang members must be captured and prosecuted.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Insiders tell ProPublica that Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run DOGE.—
Christopher Bing,
ProPublica,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Adjutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjutants. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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