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. Thomas Carden Jr., Georgia’s adjutant general, underscored those eyewitness accounts as he spoke about Story’s heroism on Monday.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023

Gen. Matthew Beevers, the Guard’s acting adjutant general.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Gen. Dave Baldwin, the state’s senior officer, known as the adjutant general, has been friends with top Ukrainian military leaders for a decade, officials said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 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