Adjutant vs Secretary - What's the difference?
adjutant | secretary |
(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).
(obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
(senseid)A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
(senseid)(often, capitalized) The head of a department of government.
(senseid)A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
(senseid)(US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
(senseid)A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius .
To serve as a secretary of.
As nouns the difference between adjutant and secretary
is that adjutant is a lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs while secretary is someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.As an adjective adjutant
is the noun used as a modifier (e.g. adjutant officer).As a verb secretary is
to serve as a secretary of.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 ----secretary
English
Noun
(wikipedia secretary) (secretaries)- Ban Ki-Moon is the current secretary general of the United Nations.
