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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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's chief of staff is moving to a new role at the Pentagon, a senior defense official told CBS News — the latest staffing shift after days of upheaval, after multiple top Hegseth aides were fired late last week.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
In October, Saudi Arabia and Iran conducted their first ever joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman, according to Iranian media, and in November, the chief of staff of Saudi Arabia’s armed forces, Fayyad al-Ruwaili, visited Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, state media reported.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Braid worked for Vance when the VP was in the Senate, and before that was chief of staff to then-Rep. Ken Buck, a leading antitrust proponent.
—Ashley Gold, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025
As Kimberly Shaw, a mild-mannered resident doctor of Wilshire Memorial Hospital, Cross shared plenty of scenes with Wagner, who shows up in the third season as Peter Burns, the hospital's imperious chief of staff.
—EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
In October, Saudi Arabia and Iran conducted their first ever joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman, according to Iranian media, and in November, the chief of staff of Saudi Arabia’s armed forces, Fayyad al-Ruwaili, visited Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, state media reported.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Braid worked for Vance when the VP was in the Senate, and before that was chief of staff to then-Rep. Ken Buck, a leading antitrust proponent.
—Ashley Gold, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025
As Kimberly Shaw, a mild-mannered resident doctor of Wilshire Memorial Hospital, Cross shared plenty of scenes with Wagner, who shows up in the third season as Peter Burns, the hospital's imperious chief of staff.
—EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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