ALL meanings of chief of staff
chief of staff
C c - countable noun chief of staff The Chiefs of Staff are the most senior officers in each service of the armed forces. 3
- noun chief of staff the senior staff officer under the commander of a major military formation or organization 3
- noun chief of staff the senior officer of each service of the armed forces 3
- noun chief of staff the head member of the staff officers of a division or higher unit in the armed forces, or of the Departments of the Army or Air Force 3
- noun chief of staff the head of any staff; esp., the head of the physicians and surgeons of a hospital 3
- noun chief of staff military officer 1
- noun chief of staff the senior officer of the U.S. Army or Air Force, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responsible to the secretary of a service branch. 1
- noun chief of staff politician's aide 1
- noun chief of staff (lowercase) the senior or principal staff officer in a brigade or division or higher unit in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps, in a numbered unit in the U.S. Air Force, or in a unit in the U.S. Navy commanded by a rear admiral or one of higher rank. 1
- noun chief of staff (lowercase) the senior officer in command of a general staff, especially that of the military forces of a nation. 1
- noun chief of staff (lowercase) the head of any staff: the chief of staff for the First Lady. 1
- noun chief of staff The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations. 0
- noun chief of staff The head of any of several political departments in several nations. 0