chief of staff

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.
The head of any of several political departments in several nations.

Equivalents

Españoljefe del servicio

Françaischef d’état-major chef de cabinet

DeutschStabschef Stabschefin

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العربيةرئيس أركان الجيش

Ελληνικάαρχιεπιστολέας

Suomiesikuntapäällikkö kansliapäällikkö

日本語参謀長幕僚長

한국어참모장 참모총장

Nederlandsstafchef

Românășef de stat major

Русскийнача́льник шта́ба начштаба руководи́тель аппара́таруководи́тельница аппара́та

Svenskastabschef

Tiếng Việttham mưu trưởng thượng thư

Examples

“Holonym: general staff”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

chief of state chief operating officer chief petty officer chief petty officer first class chief petty officer second class chief priest

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