- See also: personal assistant
An assistant is a person or electronic tool who or that assists another person accomplish his or her goals. A personal assistant, or personal aide, is someone who assists in daily personal tasks The term person is used in Common sense to mean an individual Human being. A programming tool or software development tool is a program or application that Software developers use to create debug maintain or otherwise Some assistants are strictly based at one's place of employment, while others assist with personal, sometimes home-related tasks. In cases where the assistant is heavily relied upon, the assistant may be known as a right-hand man or yes-man.
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Yes Man
The term yes man is typically used for an employee who agrees with every statement of his or her employer. [1]. Some synonyms of yes man are flunky, stooge, and sycophant; all of which have pejorative connotations. This word has distinct meanings in other fields see Connotation (semiotics and Connotation and denotation. [2] Such a person may also be referred to as a lapdog. A lap dog (lapdog is a Dog that is small enough to be held in the arms or lie comfortably on a person's lap [3]
Right Hand Man
Unlike yes man, the term right-hand man has positive connotations. Some assert that the term is based on the fact that most people are right-handed. Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth It may also be based on the idea of a king having his adviser sit at his right side.
In Ancient Greece, soldiers typically fought in a formation called a phalanx, where co-operation between soldiers was vital. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca The phalanx (Ancient Greek φάλαγξ Modern Greek φάλαγγα phālanga (plural phalanxes or phalanges (Ancient and Modern Greek φάλαγγες Each soldier carried his shield on his left side, while his right side was protected by the man standing to his right.
A biblical explanation also exists; in the King James Version of the Bible, Jesus is said to be "at the right hand of the Father(God). Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin "
References
- ^ Merriam Webster online dictionary
- ^ Word Web Online and slang usage documented in the Urban Dictionary.
- ^ Example of usage: Lapdog Loyalty: A “Yes-Man” Takes One For The President
See also
In Artificial intelligence, an intelligent agent ( IA) is an entity which observes "reason" and acts upon an environment (i The word henchman (Germanic irregular plural hench men) referred originally to one who attended on a horse that is a Horse groom.Dictionary
assistant
-noun
- A person who assists or helps someone else.
- (Brit.) sales assistant.
- A software tool that provides assistance in some task.
-adjective
- Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
- Giving help or support.
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