Chief of Staff

noun

the senior officer of the U.S. Army or Air Force, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responsible to the secretary of a service branch.

(lowercase) the senior or principal staff officer in a brigade or division or higher unit in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps, in a numbered unit in the U.S. Air Force, or in a unit in the U.S. Navy commanded by a rear admiral or one of higher rank.

(lowercase) the senior officer in command of a general staff, especially that of the military forces of a nation.

(lowercase) the head of any staff: the chief of staff for the First Lady.

Origin of Chief of Staff

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby Chief of Staff

chief justice, chiefly, chief master sergeant, chief mate, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff, chief of state, chief petty officer, Chief Rabbi, chieftain, chief technician

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Example sentences from the Web for Chief of Staff

He was a hard-nosed realist with impeccable military credentials: Palmach hero, IDF Chief-Of-Staff and Defense Minister.
Netanyahu's Studied Ambiguity|Paul Gross|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But his face changed as he read, then glanced up at his chief-of-staff.
A Wounded Name|Charles King
General Menocal was Garcia's chief-of-staff when the latter was operating busily in Santiago province.
Wounds in the rain|Stephen Crane
The plan of the march on Paris, which led directly to the fall of Napoleon, was specifically the work of the chief-of-staff.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2|Various

Not one man in a hundred,' says Appleton, I not one man in a hundred, reaches his chief-of-staff.'
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill
General Hooker and his chief-of-staff are personally responsible for every soldier lost there.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863|Adam Gurowski

British Dictionary definitions for Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

noun

the senior staff officer under the commander of a major military formation or organization

the senior officer of each service of the armed forces

Abbreviation: C of S, COS

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chief of staff
释义	Chief of Staff noun the senior officer of the U.S. Army or Air Force, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responsible to the secretary of a service branch. (lowercase) the senior or principal staff officer in a brigade or division or higher unit in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps, in a numbered unit in the U.S. Air Force, or in a unit in the U.S. Navy commanded by a rear admiral or one of higher rank. (lowercase) the senior officer in command of a general staff, especially that of the military forces of a nation. (lowercase) the head of any staff: the chief of staff for the First Lady. Origin of Chief of Staff First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby Chief of Staff chief justice, chiefly, chief master sergeant, chief mate, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff, chief of state, chief petty officer, Chief Rabbi, chieftain, chief technician Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Chief of Staff He was a hard-nosed realist with impeccable military credentials: Palmach hero, IDF Chief-Of-Staff and Defense Minister. Netanyahu's Studied Ambiguity\|Paul Gross\|January 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But his face changed as he read, then glanced up at his chief-of-staff. A Wounded Name\|Charles King General Menocal was Garcia's chief-of-staff when the latter was operating busily in Santiago province. Wounds in the rain\|Stephen Crane The plan of the march on Paris, which led directly to the fall of Napoleon, was specifically the work of the chief-of-staff. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2\|Various Not one man in a hundred,' says Appleton, I not one man in a hundred, reaches his chief-of-staff.' The Crisis, Complete\|Winston Churchill General Hooker and his chief-of-staff are personally responsible for every soldier lost there. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863\|Adam Gurowski British Dictionary definitions for Chief of Staff Chief of Staff noun the senior staff officer under the commander of a major military formation or organization the senior officer of each service of the armed forces Abbreviation: C of S, COS Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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