chief of staff
noun phrase
1
: the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces serving as principal adviser to a commander
2
: the ranking officer of the army or air force and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Indianapolis police chief Chris Bailey will take over as Mayor Joe Hogsett's chief of staff next month, assuming one of the most powerful roles in city government.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
Nearly the entire cabinet of the government in Sana’a was killed, alongside the Yemeni Armed Forces’ chief of staff.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
A day after the attack on Venezuela, which killed dozens of people and deposed its leader Nicolás Maduro, Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted on X a map of Greenland with the American flag superimposed on it.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Nor do any have the extensive Sacramento experience of Davis, who was a gubernatorial chief of staff under Jerry Brown before serving in the Legislature, then winning election as state controller and lieutenant governor.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
Nearly the entire cabinet of the government in Sana’a was killed, alongside the Yemeni Armed Forces’ chief of staff.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
A day after the attack on Venezuela, which killed dozens of people and deposed its leader Nicolás Maduro, Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted on X a map of Greenland with the American flag superimposed on it.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Nor do any have the extensive Sacramento experience of Davis, who was a gubernatorial chief of staff under Jerry Brown before serving in the Legislature, then winning election as state controller and lieutenant governor.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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