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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One charge involved Corpus’ relationship — whether romantic or not — with former chief of staff Victor Aenlle.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Pidluzny, the deputy chief of staff for strategy and implementation at the Department of Education, is one of the architects of the Administration’s higher-ed strategy.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Peter Giunta, who at the time that the messages were sent was chair of the New York State Young Republicans, was chief of staff for New York state Assemblymember Mike Reilly.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Pidluzny, the deputy chief of staff for strategy and implementation at the Department of Education, is one of the architects of the Administration’s higher-ed strategy.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Peter Giunta, who at the time that the messages were sent was chair of the New York State Young Republicans, was chief of staff for New York state Assemblymember Mike Reilly.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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