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Adjutant vs Attache - What's the difference?

adjutant | attache |

As nouns the difference between adjutant and attache

is that adjutant is a lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs while attaché is a diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a specific role.

As an adjective adjutant

is the noun used as a modifier (e.g. adjutant officer).

adjutant

English

(wikipedia adjutant) (Leptoptilos)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
  • An assistant.
  • A bird in the genus Leptoptilos of the stork family Ciconiidae.

    • Synonyms

    * (bird) marabou

    Derived terms

    * (bird) greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius * (bird) lesser adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus

    Adjective

    (-)
  • The noun used as a modifier (e.g. adjutant officer).

    • Synonyms

    * *

    See also

    * adjuvant * aid ----

    attache

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a specific role.
    • Little did anyone suspect that the military attaché was one of the world's craftiest spies.

    Related terms

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