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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Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, took part in a preliminary meeting Wednesday with Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief of staff, Iranian state media reported.
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
According to an earlier report by Breaker, CBS News invited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as its guests to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead of reconciling credit card charges, which is required by officials who have the cards, Navarro left the school system, which resulted in the superintendent's chief of staff and chief financial officer looking into her credit card purchases.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Ramirez serves as chief of staff to District 8’s current council representative – termed-out Vivian Moreno – and lives in Otay Mesa.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
According to an earlier report by Breaker, CBS News invited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as its guests to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead of reconciling credit card charges, which is required by officials who have the cards, Navarro left the school system, which resulted in the superintendent's chief of staff and chief financial officer looking into her credit card purchases.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Ramirez serves as chief of staff to District 8’s current council representative – termed-out Vivian Moreno – and lives in Otay Mesa.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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