: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
Examples of aide in a Sentence
The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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Officials say Trump and his aides want an acknowledgment or public apology from Zelensky before moving forward with a rare earth minerals deal or any future aid.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Taxpayers have spent millions of dollars defending him and his top aides in court against various lawsuits related to the allegations.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
In February 2021, despite the initial praise for his handling of COVID-19, there was growing criticism, from both Democrats and Republicans, directed at Cuomo and his team’s handling of data after an aide admitted withholding nursing home data.
—Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, interviews with more than two dozen people showed that Trump's aides at the White House and USAGM wanted the network to reflect Trump's successes and to tamp down on criticisms of him - a consistent thread of recent developments.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Taxpayers have spent millions of dollars defending him and his top aides in court against various lawsuits related to the allegations.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
In February 2021, despite the initial praise for his handling of COVID-19, there was growing criticism, from both Democrats and Republicans, directed at Cuomo and his team’s handling of data after an aide admitted withholding nursing home data.
—Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, interviews with more than two dozen people showed that Trump's aides at the White House and USAGM wanted the network to reflect Trump's successes and to tamp down on criticisms of him - a consistent thread of recent developments.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aide
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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