Get to know Adjutant better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like aide or officer.
Adjutant in a sentence
Adjutant meaning
- A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- An assistant.
- Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, family Ciconiidae, native to India and Southeast Asia.
Synonyms of Adjutant
Using Adjutant
- The main meaning on this page is: A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs. | An assistant. | Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, family Ciconiidae, native to India and Southeast Asia.
- Useful related words include: aide, aide-de-camp, military officer, officer.
- In the example corpus, adjutant often appears in combinations such as: adjutant general, the adjutant, as adjutant.
Context around Adjutant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Adjutant
- In this selection, "adjutant" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hawaii, deputy, assistant, general, maj and zimbabwe stand out and add context to how "adjutant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1971 as adjutant and then and adjutant general james. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "adjutant" sits close to words such as adjoint, affixes and agonisingly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with adjutant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jones has served as assistant adjutant general since December 2017. (10 words)
Kenneth Hara, the adjutant general for the Hawaii State Department of Defense. (12 words)
The Guard will do security patrols and help evacuate residents, Hawaii Adjutant General Arthur “Joe” Logan said. (17 words)
Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of members of the State National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard. (37 words)
The huge military plane was being flown into retirement in Arizona, reducing Puerto Rico’s National Guard fleet to five similar planes, two of which need maintenance and aren’t being used, Adjutant Gen. Isabelo Rivera said. (37 words)
On Aug. 18, the tension deepened when Hawaii Adjutant General Kenneth Hara wrote on Facebook and the platform X, formerly Twitter, that emergency responders hadn’t seen stray animals in flyovers or on the ground. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Kenneth Hara, the adjutant general for the Hawaii State Department of Defense.
On Aug. 18, the tension deepened when Hawaii Adjutant General Kenneth Hara wrote on Facebook and the platform X, formerly Twitter, that emergency responders hadn’t seen stray animals in flyovers or on the ground.
During Hara’s tenure as TAG, Logan served as the Deputy Adjutant General (DAG) and ‘dual-hatted’ as the Hawaii Army National Guard commander.
One of the people he interviewed for his film is Hawai‘i Adjutant Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, who commanded the Shaka Battalion in 2004-05 in Iraq.
Since that time, a team from the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, the Adjutant General School and the Recruiting and Retention College have been working with industry and academic partners to create this unique course.
After Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980, Col Mugwisi held various senior posts, among them Adjutant Zimbabwe Military Academy (ZMA), Officer Commanding Cadet Division ZMA, and Staff Officer responsible for Administration Plans at Army Headquarters.
She was commissioned as a first lieutenant and served as the commander of an all-female detachment before being selected to attend the Adjutant General School Officers’ Administration Course.
Brig. Gen. Stephen Osborn, the current director of the Iowa National Guard Joint Staff, will serve as the interim adjutant general.
Coe will serve as the 218th MEB, HHC commander while also serving as the executive officer for U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, the adjutant general for South Carolina.
From 1971, as Adjutant and then OC of the Derry Brigade, he ordered murders, punishment beatings, shootings and the tarring and feathering of women who associated with British soldiers.
Indiana is well suited to build and generate mission readiness with this critical force structure,” said Indiana’s Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. R. Dale Lyles.
Jones has served as assistant adjutant general since December 2017.
Kansas Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli said excess water that hasn’t evaporated, heavier snowfalls and early storms could set the conditions for a 2020 with more flooding.
Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of members of the State National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard.
S. Army Brigadier General Jeff Jones, Deputy Adjutant General for the South Carolina Military Department, was the keynote speaker for a luncheon honoring veterans and currently serving military at SWU.
Adjutant General James Hoyer of the West Virginia National Guard appeared before today’s committee, saying the state needs to move with deliberate speed to provide relief.
Her assignment as a black female pilot was also applauded by Maj. Gen. Sheryl Gordon, the Alabama National Guard’s first female general and the first female to serve as adjutant general for the state.
Johnson will be assistant adjutant general for air as well as commander of the Nebraska Air National Guard, succeeding Brig. Gen. James “Bob” Stevenson.
The Guard will do security patrols and help evacuate residents, Hawaii Adjutant General Arthur “Joe” Logan said.
The huge military plane was being flown into retirement in Arizona, reducing Puerto Rico’s National Guard fleet to five similar planes, two of which need maintenance and aren’t being used, Adjutant Gen. Isabelo Rivera said.
Common combinations with adjutant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- adjutant general 29×
- the adjutant 14×
- as adjutant 3×
- hawaii adjutant 2×
- deputy adjutant 2×
- assistant adjutant 2×
- adjutant of 2×