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adjutant general

 
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–noun, plural adjutants general.
1. U.S. Army.
a. the Adjutant General, the chief administrative officer of the Army.
b. an adjutant of a unit having a general staff, usually an officer of the Adjutant General's Corps.
2. a high, often the highest, officer of the National Guard of a state or territory.
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adjutant general  
n.   pl. adjutants general Abbr. AG

  1. An adjutant of a unit having a general staff.

  2. An officer in charge of the National Guard in one of the U.S. states.

  3. Adjutant General The chief administrative officer, a major general, of the U.S. Army.

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