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

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Gen. Matthew Beevers, who is on Baldwin’s executive team, will succeed him as a deputy adjutant general and “the governor will consider appointing an adjutant general.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 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