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general staff en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A group of officers in charge of an army under the control of the commander-in-chief.
   • It was at most but a vague hint dropped by a certain notorious Parisienne in a jealous mood that had caused suspicion to rest upon the lieutenant. But general staffs are jealous of their secrets, and treason so serious a thing that even a hint of it may not be safely neglected. 1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Dancing Girl of Sidi Aissa”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 86:
   • Meronyms: staff officer, chief of staff

Forms

Coordinates

admiralty · air staff · staff · headquarters

Translations (15)

sv generalstab (officers in charge of army) · hu vezérkar (officers in charge of army) · pl sztab generalny (officers in charge of army) · be геншта́б (officers in charge of army) · da generalstab (officers in charge of army) · uk геншта́б (officers in charge of army) · ru геншта́б (officers in charge of army) · nb generalstab (officers in charge of army) · tr genelkurmay (officers in charge of army) · cmn 總參謀部 /总参谋部 (officers in charge of army) · ja 参謀本部 (officers in charge of army) · de Generalstab (officers in charge of army) · et peastaab (officers in charge of army) · it stato maggiore (officers in charge of army) · fr état-major (officers in charge of army)