staff officer

noun

: a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff compare line officer

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The Chinese leader was a young staff officer just after the war, taking his first steps on the ladder to power. —

Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026 Eyal Freiman, deputy staff officer for archeology of Israel's Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria, knows well the complexity of performing excavations here. —

Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 Among others: 53 Member States pledged uniformed capabilities, including 88 military and police units, as well as various critical capabilities, airlift, individual experts, staff officers and individual police officers. —

Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 This won’t change immediately, says Donna Smiley, the chief staff officer for audiology at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. —

Alana Semuels, Time, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staff officer

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of staff officer was in 1648

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“Staff officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staff%20officer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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