chief of staff

Noun

Meaning

the senior officer of a service of the armed forces

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

president marshal major leader commander field marshal coordinator military advisor commander in chief Chief of the General Staff crew chief Team Leader Chief of Defence Staff head of department personnel officer
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Antonyms

workman hand assistant unknown junior inferior
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Hypernyms

officer military officer

Related terms

commander in chief

Examples

I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff. Aleister Crowley

Your American admiral said that he held me in the highest esteem, and thought that I conducted my defense perfectly. He said through his chief of staff that my conduct was beyond reproach and he had the greatest admiration for me. Karl Dönitz

What this White House really needs is a chief of staff who can read Machiavelli in the original Italian. Mack McLarty

For people who don't know me, I practiced medicine in Casper, Wyoming for 25 years as an orthopedic surgeon, taking care of families in Wyoming. I've been chief of staff of the largest hospital in our state. My wife is a breast cancer survivor. John Barrasso

The chief of staff says I'm the guy. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Mr. Chief of Staff [Ryunosuke Kusaka], what do you think? I feel that I've undertaken a heavy responsibility. If I had only been more firm and refused. Now we've left home waters and I'm beginning to wonder if the operation will work. Chuichi Nagumo

Close letter words and terms

chief of party chief of personnel chief of scouts chief of state chief of the boat chief of the department of justice