adjutant general
noun
plural adjutants general
Definition of adjutant general
1
: the chief administrative officer of an army who is responsible especially for the administration and preservation of personnel records
2
: the chief administrative officer of a major military unit (such as a division or corps)
Examples of adjutant general in a Sentence
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The adjutant general spoke about the courage and duty of those who would be going to Afghanistan. — Nikki Haley, National Review, "My Husband’s Deployment," 22 Aug. 2019 Levon Cumpton will become the state’s adjutant general beginning Aug. 2. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 Before that, Gowen was the assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard from 2015 to 2018. — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, "Singh, first woman to lead Maryland National Guard, to retire," 9 July 2019 The bill requires the state health commissioner and adjutant general to work together to develop and make available information about the possible health effects of being exposed to chemicals from burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. — USA TODAY, "Child rock climber, baby doll scare, real-life RoboCop: News from around our 50 states," 20 June 2019 The final casualty count comes from the adjutant general’s letter to Sen. J.W. Wadsworth Jr., dated July 17, 1924; and a memo from Maj. — WSJ, "Archangel Endnotes," 9 Nov. 2018 Col Ruggles informed headquarters about the resentment of British command in his cable to the adjutant general, dated Nov. 27, 1918, which made its way to Gens. — WSJ, "Archangel Endnotes," 9 Nov. 2018 GOVERNMENT The Wisconsin Army National Guard appointed Joane Mathews deputy adjutant general. — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New hires, promotions at Wisconsin companies," 7 June 2018 Isabelo Rivera, the adjutant general, said all those aboard were Puerto Rican guard members, including a crew and operations team with the 156th Air Wing. — Dennis Wagner, azcentral, "National Guard jet was on its final flight when it crashed on way to Arizona," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adjutant general.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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