: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
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The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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Image Trump aides backpedaled on his Gaza plan President Trump’s surprise proposal that the U.S. take over Gaza, driving nearly two million Palestinians out, shocked even senior officials at his own White House.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Other matters of note this week at the Capitol:
Ethics committee
On Tuesday at 8 a.m., the Senate Ethics Committee will again meet to discuss allegations that Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Longmont Democrat, mistreated her aides.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
The announcement occurred during an hourlong event on X shortly after midnight ET Monday amid clashes last week between Musk and his aides with federal agencies.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Bracey will play Inspector Henry Boxer, the new authority in town with eyes for a lady, Sims will be Uncle Dickie, the Governor’s charming and disreputable older brother, with Burgess to play his handsome aide Phineas Golden.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Other matters of note this week at the Capitol:
Ethics committee
On Tuesday at 8 a.m., the Senate Ethics Committee will again meet to discuss allegations that Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Longmont Democrat, mistreated her aides.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
The announcement occurred during an hourlong event on X shortly after midnight ET Monday amid clashes last week between Musk and his aides with federal agencies.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Bracey will play Inspector Henry Boxer, the new authority in town with eyes for a lady, Sims will be Uncle Dickie, the Governor’s charming and disreputable older brother, with Burgess to play his handsome aide Phineas Golden.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
Medical Definition
aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
volunteer aides
psychiatric aides
see nurse aide
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