as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow served as an aide in his father's senatorial campaign
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A number of presidents kept relatives on the White House payroll throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, many as secretaries, aides or unofficial advisers, according to the National Constitution Center.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Some of the anecdotes in question come from former aides.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Then, the team will identify what special instruction or aides the child needs.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
There’s also the consideration of gifts or cards for classroom teachers, music and art instructors, lunch aides and case managers.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Pardons for crimes that people have not yet been accused of are currently being deliberated by White House lawyers and Biden has discussed the issue with senior aides, ABC News reported.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Harris’s aides have cast blame on the resounding loss and, at times, even on the president’s decision to run for a second term and his eventual exit in late July.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
His top aides doubled-down on Tuesday despite some grumbling that this mightn’t be the best use of their political capital.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
At least a half-dozen Republican Senators are seen as in play, according to three Hill aides.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Some of the anecdotes in question come from former aides.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Then, the team will identify what special instruction or aides the child needs.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
There’s also the consideration of gifts or cards for classroom teachers, music and art instructors, lunch aides and case managers.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Pardons for crimes that people have not yet been accused of are currently being deliberated by White House lawyers and Biden has discussed the issue with senior aides, ABC News reported.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Harris’s aides have cast blame on the resounding loss and, at times, even on the president’s decision to run for a second term and his eventual exit in late July.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
His top aides doubled-down on Tuesday despite some grumbling that this mightn’t be the best use of their political capital.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
At least a half-dozen Republican Senators are seen as in play, according to three Hill aides.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Aides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aides. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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