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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After seven years with the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, she was named his chief of staff.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Williamson left her job as Newsom’s chief of staff last year after she was interviewed by the FBI.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
He was replaced by Karen Evans, FEMA's chief of staff and a former chief information officer for Homeland Security.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
An unfolding corruption scandal, which has engulfed senior officials, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s powerful chief of staff, graphically illustrates the corrosive impact of the concentration of power.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Williamson left her job as Newsom’s chief of staff last year after she was interviewed by the FBI.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
He was replaced by Karen Evans, FEMA's chief of staff and a former chief information officer for Homeland Security.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
An unfolding corruption scandal, which has engulfed senior officials, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s powerful chief of staff, graphically illustrates the corrosive impact of the concentration of power.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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