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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Collins has been embroiled in a House ethics inquiry centered on allegations that his then-chief of staff Brandon Phillips misused taxpayer funds by paying his girlfriend for a no-show internship.
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Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Among those evacuated were Stephen and Katie, during which the deputy chief of staff was pictured gripping his wife — who was eight months pregnant at the time — in front of him.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
The agency has no director, principal deputy director, chief of staff or chief medical officer to lead employees through a complicated emergency response.
—Candice Johnson, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
But his private secretary, security manager and chief of staff were all arrested alongside him last year, as were the deputy secretary general of Istanbul municipality and the head of the city’s water company.
—Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
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Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Among those evacuated were Stephen and Katie, during which the deputy chief of staff was pictured gripping his wife — who was eight months pregnant at the time — in front of him.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
The agency has no director, principal deputy director, chief of staff or chief medical officer to lead employees through a complicated emergency response.
—Candice Johnson, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
But his private secretary, security manager and chief of staff were all arrested alongside him last year, as were the deputy secretary general of Istanbul municipality and the head of the city’s water company.
—Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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