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.
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Aide-de-camp
//ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp//
Synonyms for "aide-de-camp" (34 found)
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29 translations across 25 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- համհարզ noun (military officer)
Belarusian
1 entries- ад'юта́нт noun (military officer)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 副官 noun (military officer)
Danish
1 entries- adjunkt noun (military officer)
Dutch
1 entries- vleugeladjudant noun (military officer)
Esperanto
1 entries- adjutanto noun (military officer)
Finnish
1 entries- adjutantti noun (military officer)
French
2 entries- adjudant noun (military officer)
- aide de camp noun (military officer)
German
2 entries- Aide-de-camp noun (military officer)
- Flügeladjutant noun (military officer)
Greek
1 entries- υπασπιστής noun (military officer)
Hausa
1 entries- ēdīsì noun (military officer)
Hebrew
1 entries- שָׁלִישׁ אִישִׁי noun (military officer)
Japanese
1 entries- 副官 noun (military officer)
Korean
1 entries- 부관 noun (military officer)
Latin
1 entries- optiō noun (military officer)
Macedonian
1 entries- аѓута́нт noun (military officer)
Malay
1 entries- adikong noun (military officer)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- adjutant noun (military officer)
Polish
2 entries- adiutant noun (military officer)
- adiutantka noun (military officer)
Portuguese
1 entries- ajudante de campo noun (military officer)
Romanian
2 entries- adjutant noun (military officer)
- aghiotant noun (military officer)
Russian
1 entries- адъюта́нт noun (military officer)
Spanish
1 entries- edecán noun (military officer)
Turkish
1 entries- yaver noun (military officer)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ад'юта́нт noun (military officer)
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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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