chief of staff

noun

The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.

“Holonym: general staff”

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Meanings

nounchief of staff (plural chiefs of staff or chiefs of staffs)

plural chiefs of staff · plural chiefs of staffs

  1. governmentThe senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.

    Holonym: general staff

  2. governmentThe head of any of several political departments in several nations.

Translations

Arabic رئيس أركان الجيش
  • رئيس أركان الجيشsenior officer
Chinese Mandarin 參謀長 /参谋长, 幕僚長 /幕僚长
  • 參謀長 /参谋长 (cānmóuzhǎng)senior officer
  • 幕僚長 /幕僚长 (mùliáozhǎng)senior officer
  • 參謀長 /参谋长 (cānmóuzhǎng)head of political department
  • 幕僚長 /幕僚长 (mùliáozhǎng)head of political department
Danish stabschef
  • stabschefsenior officer
Dutch stafchef
  • stafchefsenior officer
Finnish esikuntapäällikkö, kansliapäällikkö
  • esikuntapäällikkösenior officer
  • kansliapäällikköhead of political department
French chef d’état-major, chef de cabinet
  • chef d’état-majorsenior officer
  • chef de cabinethead of political department
German Stabschef, Stabschefin
  • Stabschefsenior officer
  • Stabschefinsenior officer
  • Stabschefhead of political department
  • Stabschefinhead of political department
Hungarian vezérkari főnök, kabinetfőnök
  • vezérkari főnöksenior officer
  • kabinetfőnökhead of political department
Japanese 幕僚長, 参謀長
  • 幕僚長 (bakuryōchō)senior officer
  • 参謀長 (sanbōchō)senior officer
Korean 참모장, 참모총장
  • 참모장 (chammojang)senior officer
  • 참모총장 (chammochongjang)senior officer
Polish szef sztabu, szef kancelarii
  • szef sztabusenior officer
  • szef kancelariihead of political department
Romanian șef de stat major
  • șef de stat majorsenior officer
Russian нача́льник шта́ба, начшта́ба
  • нача́льник шта́ба (načálʹnik štába)senior officer
  • начшта́ба (načštába)senior officer
  • руководи́тель аппара́та (rukovodítelʹ apparáta)head of political department
  • руководи́тельница аппара́та (rukovodítelʹnica apparáta)head of political department
Spanish jefe del servicio
  • jefe del serviciohead of political department
Swedish stabschef, stabschef
  • stabschefsenior officer
  • stabschefhead of political department
Vietnamese tham mưu trưởng
  • tham mưu trưởngsenior officer
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“chief of staff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chief of staff,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20of%20staff.

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