chief of staff (redirected from chiefs of staff)

chief of staff

n. pl. chiefs of staff Abbr. C. of S. or CS

1. The ranking officer of the U.S. Army or Air Force, responsible to the secretary of his or her branch and to the President.

2. The senior military staff officer at the division level or higher.

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Chief of Staff

n

1. (Military) the senior staff officer under the commander of a major military formation or organization

2. (Military) the senior officer of each service of the armed forces Abbreviations C of S COS

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The senior or principal member or head of a staff, or the principal assistant in a staff capacity to a person in a command capacity; the head or controlling member of a staff, for purposes of the coordination of its work; a position that in itself is without inherent power of command by reason of assignment, except that which is invested in such a position by delegation to exercise command in another's name.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chief of staff - the senior officer of a service of the armed forces armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

Translations

Chief of Staff n (Mil) → Capo di Stato Maggiore

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Chief of Staff n (Mil) → Capo di Stato Maggiore