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Battalion vs Assistant - What's the difference?

battalion | assistant |

As nouns the difference between battalion and assistant

is that battalion is (military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc and a headquarters traditionally forming part of a regiment while assistant is (obsolete) someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.

As a verb battalion

is to form into battalions.

As an adjective assistant is

having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

battalion

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
  • (US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
  • Any large body of troops.
  • (by extension) A great number of things.
  • Synonyms

    * (great number of things) heap, horde, load, mass, pile, swathe

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form into battalions.
  • assistant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * assistaunt (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-) (attributive)
  • Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
  • an assistant surgeon
  • Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
  • * Beattie
  • Genius and learning are mutually and greatly assistant to each other.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
  • *, II.3:
  • a woman of great authority, having first yeelded an accompt unto her Citizens, and shewed good reasons why she was resolved to end her life, earnestly entreated Pompey to be an assistant at her death, that so it might be esteemed more honourable.
  • A person who assists or helps someone else.
  • (British) Sales assistant.
  • A software tool that provides assistance in some task.
  • Anagrams

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