Definitions

adjutant general

NOUN

chief administrative officer

Synonyms

WEAK

brigadier general chief administrative assistant general's adjutant major general

Example Sentences

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Gen. Thomas Suelzer was appointed by Abbott to oversee the Texas National Guard and Texas State Guard as the agency’s adjutant general.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2024

Gen. Kenneth Hara, the adjutant general in Hawaii, tweeted about a balloon over Kauai a year ago.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Magram attained the rank of assistant adjutant general and had been part of Baldwin’s inner circle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Gen. Linda L. Singh is the former adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard — the first African American and the first woman to head the Guard — which includes 29th Infantry Division units.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2022

The adjutant general wrote to Tom’s captain, saying that Tom had “proved an excellent officer” and that he would “regret to see him quit the service.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann