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

Examples of chief of staff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several members of Trump's administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, have suggested that the matter is the jurisdiction of El Salvador. —Laura Romero, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025

Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said on April 28 that continuing Russian attacks contradicted the Kremlin's statements about wanting peace. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025

His chief of staff, Kash Patel, is now serving as director of the FBI. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025

What To Know Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and a longtime Trump loyalist, was grilled about the president's low poll numbers during a Fox News interview marking Trump's first 100 days in office. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chief of staff

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• monograph

Kids Definition

chief of staff

1

: the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces who advises a commander

2

: the ranking officer of the army or air force