adjutant general

noun

, plural adjutants general.

1. U.S. Army.
   1. the Adjutant General, the chief administrative officer of the Army.
   2. an adjutant of a unit having a general staff, usually an officer of the Adjutant General's Corps.
2. a high, often the highest, officer of the National Guard of a state or territory.

adjutant general

noun

1. army
   1. a member of the Army Board responsible for personnel and administrative functions
   2. a general's executive officer
2. army the adjutant of a military unit with general staff

Example Sentences

As a supporter of Bute he was appointed adjutant-general and governor of Stirling, posts worth £4,000 a year.

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Adjutant General Kagi presented to each officer his commission.

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The Adjutant-General, in his familiar and almost daily letters to his wife, does not even allude to it.

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When it did reach me it was merely in the form of a circular signed by Adjutant-General Townsend, and had no force of law.

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In forming his staff Colonel Brockenbrough selected me to be his acting assistant adjutant-general.

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