: 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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The aides allegedly worked for the party instead of doing parliamentary tasks.
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ABC News,
6 July 2026
Elsie Peacock Hand has been a mayor, bank vice president, country music promoter, and longtime political aide and booster, Patricia Murphy writes.
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Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
6 July 2026
Ábalos and his aide Koldo García, who has also been jailed for his role in the scandal, used to sit at the heart of Sánchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE).
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
5 July 2026
Some aides were pushing him to run for president in 2016 instead.
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Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
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ABC News,
6 July 2026
Elsie Peacock Hand has been a mayor, bank vice president, country music promoter, and longtime political aide and booster, Patricia Murphy writes.
—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
6 July 2026
Ábalos and his aide Koldo García, who has also been jailed for his role in the scandal, used to sit at the heart of Sánchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE).
—
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
5 July 2026
Some aides were pushing him to run for president in 2016 instead.
—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
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 7 Jul. 2026.
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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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