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Assistant əˈsɪstənt Adjective Bre Manager Chief Constable Owen

Word assistant
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / əˈsɪstənt / NAmE / əˈsɪstənt /
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  • the assistant manager
  • assistant chief constable owen
  • assistant attorney general william weld
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assistant

(adjective)BrE / əˈsɪstənt / NAmE / əˈsɪstənt /
  1. having a rank below that of a senior person and helping them in their work
    • the assistant manager
    • Assistant Chief Constable Owen
    • Assistant Attorney General William Weld

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- ‘taking one's stand beside’, from the verb assistere, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.
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