military attaché
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of military attaché
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Dreyfus, a 36-year-old army captain from the Alsace region of eastern France, was accused in October 1894 of passing secret information on new artillery equipment to a German military attache.
From Barron's
China posted a military attaché to the country for the first time in 2024.
From BBC
Prior to his posting in London, Col Elovik served as an assistant military attache at Russia's embassy in Washington DC.
From BBC
Navy captain, possibly a military attache, was photographed in Chinese state media in one session at the forum, but was not identified by name.
From Washington Times
"Unless they are certain of improvements, we can expect the PLA navy to be cautious in how they initially deploy them," said an Asian military attache who is tracking China's submarine force.
From Reuters
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