adjutant general

n. pl. adjutants general Abbr. AG1. An adjutant of a unit having a general staff.2. An officer in charge of the National Guard in one of the US states.3. Adjutant General The chief administrative officer, a major general, of the US Army.

adjutant general

n, pl adjutants general1. (Military) army a. a member of the Army Board responsible for personnel and administrative functionsb. a general's executive officer2. (Military) army US the adjutant of a military unit with general staff

ad′jutant gen′eral

n., pl. adjutants general. a. the Adjutant General, the chief administrative officer of the U.S. Army. b. an adjutant of a unit having a general staff.

Thesaurus

Noun

adjutant general - a general's adjutant; chief administrative officeradjutant, aide, aide-de-camp - an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

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Adjutant General

(Russian, general-ad”iutant), a high military rank in Russia from the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th. It was established by the Military Statute of 1716. In the 18th century adjutants general were in the service of the tsar, field marshals and their assistants, and full generals. They fulfilled adjutant duties and did clerical work. Adjutants general on duty managed the army personnel and decoration questions in the time of Catherine II. From the beginning of the 19th century the rank of adjutant general became one of the titles in the imperial suite. This rank came to be granted for military service and state activity.

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