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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Those groups then gave most of the money to a political committee controlled by DeSantis’ chief of staff, James Uthmeier, whom the governor later appointed as attorney general.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
After the leader of the Labour Party in Scotland joined those calls earlier this month, Starmer’s chief of staff and communications director quit, and his premiership teetered on the brink.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Steve Kawa, my chief of staff, a gay Bostonian whose accent cut through all nonsense, pulled me aside and spoke from his heart.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In the wake of fresh revelations about the former envoy, the premier’s chief of staff, communications chief and cabinet secretary all quit their posts, while some Labour MPs have publicly called for Starmer himself to go.
—Joe Mayes, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
After the leader of the Labour Party in Scotland joined those calls earlier this month, Starmer’s chief of staff and communications director quit, and his premiership teetered on the brink.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Steve Kawa, my chief of staff, a gay Bostonian whose accent cut through all nonsense, pulled me aside and spoke from his heart.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In the wake of fresh revelations about the former envoy, the premier’s chief of staff, communications chief and cabinet secretary all quit their posts, while some Labour MPs have publicly called for Starmer himself to go.
—Joe Mayes, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
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