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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Xi was joined by his own chief of staff, Cai Qi, along with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, Vice Premier He Lifeng, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Zheng Shanjie, according to the BBC.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next Lee, the air force chief of staff, told legislators that only 10 of the fighter jets are expected to have been assembled and undergone test flights by the end of this year.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
His chief of staff, Camille Joseph Varlack, tells me Adams has a skepticism of government grounded in his upbringing.
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Biya’s frailty, his frequent and prolonged absences from public view, and the delegation of his signature authority to his chief of staff since 2019 have long raised concerns about the center of power in Yaoundé.
—Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next Lee, the air force chief of staff, told legislators that only 10 of the fighter jets are expected to have been assembled and undergone test flights by the end of this year.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
His chief of staff, Camille Joseph Varlack, tells me Adams has a skepticism of government grounded in his upbringing.
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Biya’s frailty, his frequent and prolonged absences from public view, and the delegation of his signature authority to his chief of staff since 2019 have long raised concerns about the center of power in Yaoundé.
—Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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