aide-de-camp

Definitions

A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.

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Examples

“Unlike the orderly or batman, a humble low-ranking servant, an aide-de-camp is often a general, who before the institution of the chief of staff could hold⟳ a similar position to his chief.”

“The police uncovered the plot after recovering information from the phone of Bolsonaro’s former personal secretary, Lt Col Mauro Cid, who served as Bolsonaro’s aide-de-camp during his 2019–2023 presidency.”

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