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. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of Virginia, said in a statement.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 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

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