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chief of staff en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.
   • Holonym: general staff
2. The head of any of several political departments in several nations.

Forms

Hypernyms

staff officer

Relateds

commander-in-chief · chain of command

Translations (33)

de Stabschefin (head of political department) · sv stabschef (head of political department) · fr chef de cabinet (head of political department) · fi kansliapäällikkö (head of political department) · nl stafchef (senior officer) · vi tham mưu trưởng (senior officer) · sv stabschef (senior officer) · cmn 幕僚長 /幕僚长 (senior officer) · ko 참모총장 (senior officer) · ru руководи́тельница аппара́та (head of political department) · pl szef kancelarii (head of political department) · ru руководи́тель аппара́та (head of political department) · fr chef d’état-major (senior officer) · es jefe del servicio (head of political department) · ru начшта́ба (senior officer) · pl szef sztabu (senior officer) · cmn 參謀長 /参谋长 (senior officer) · cmn 幕僚長 /幕僚长 (head of political department) · ar رئيس أركان الجيش (senior officer) · hu kabinetfőnök (head of political department) · de Stabschef (senior officer) · fi esikuntapäällikkö (senior officer) · ja 参謀長 (senior officer) · ru нача́льник шта́ба (senior officer) · ko 참모장 (senior officer) · da stabschef (senior officer) · ro șef de stat major (senior officer) · cmn 參謀長 /参谋长 (head of political department) · ja 幕僚長 (senior officer) · hu vezérkari főnök (senior officer) · de Stabschefin (senior officer) · fa-ira رَئیسِ سِتاد (senior officer) · de Stabschef (head of political department)