adjutant

Noun
  1. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer (synset 109789602)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
    subtypes: adjutant general - a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer
    same as: aide, aide-de-camp
  2. Large Indian stork with a military gait (synset 102005691)
    is a type of: stork - large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
    belongs to: genus leptoptilus, leptoptilus - adjutant birds and marabous
    same as: adjutant bird, adjutant stork, leptoptilus dubius

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