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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Representing Fort Worth school district at the listening session were deputy superintendents Daniel Soliz and Kellie Spencer, and chief of staff Louis Kushner.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Blair previously served as one of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’s deputies.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Masayoshi Arai, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, said the army has suspended live-fire exercises using Type 10 and Type 90 tanks that use the same shells while officials investigate the cause and other details of the accident.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Other members of Newsom’s orbit, like his former chief of staff Jim DeBoo, are leading the California Is Not For Sale anti-Steyer super PAC.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Blair previously served as one of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’s deputies.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Masayoshi Arai, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, said the army has suspended live-fire exercises using Type 10 and Type 90 tanks that use the same shells while officials investigate the cause and other details of the accident.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Other members of Newsom’s orbit, like his former chief of staff Jim DeBoo, are leading the California Is Not For Sale anti-Steyer super PAC.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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