Aide-de-camp

//ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp//

"Aide-de-camp" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Unlike the orderly or batman, a humble low-ranking servant, an aide-de-camp is often a general, who before the institution of the chief of staff could hold a similar position to his chief.

The police uncovered the plot after recovering information from the phone of Bolsonaro’s former personal secretary, Lt Col Mauro Cid, who served as Bolsonaro’s aide-de-camp during his 2019–2023 presidency.

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