Adjutant vs Officer - What's the difference?
adjutant | officer |
(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.
The noun used as a modifier (e.g. adjutant officer).
(senseid)One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
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, title= (senseid)One who holds a public office.
(senseid)An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
(senseid)(colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
As nouns the difference between adjutant and officer
is that adjutant is adjutant while officer is (senseid)one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.As a verb officer is
to supply with officers .adjutant
English
(wikipedia adjutant) (Leptoptilos)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (bird) marabouDerived terms
* (bird) greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius * (bird) lesser adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicusAdjective
(-)Synonyms
* *See also
* adjuvant * aid ----officer
English
(wikipedia officer)Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
