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adjutant general definition

adjutant general

  1. an officer in an army who is chief administrative assistant of the commanding officer of a corps or division
    1. U.S. Army the chief administrative officer, having the rank of major general, in charge of the department that handles personnel records
    2. the administrative officer of the National Guard in each state

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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