aide
noun
an assistant or helper, especially a paid employee.
aides
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pluralof aide.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Richard Nixon famously fired his trusted aides H.R.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
According to the Senate aides, agitators would stand outside Mr. McConnell’s Capitol Hill office and match staffers’ faces with publicly available information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
On Tuesday, Erdogan held a three-hour meeting with economic aides over the fund scandal, after earlier defending his party's record.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
It also said that Kirk's aides had insisted on a outdoor venue, overriding security concerns from campus officials, who then failed to properly assess the dangers.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
With a mixture of sadness and relief, Lee and his three aides ride past the Union lines.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
