chief of staff

English

Noun

chief of staff (plural chiefs of staff)

1. (military) The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.
2. (government, politics) The head of any of several political departments in several nations.

Translations

senior officer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 參謀長／参谋长 (zh) (cānmóuzhǎng), 幕僚長／幕僚长 (mùliáozhǎng)

• Danish: stabschef c
• Dutch: stafchef (nl) m
• Finnish: esikuntapäällikkö
• French: chef d’état-major m
• German: Stabschef (de) m, Stabschefin (de) f
• Japanese: 幕僚長 (ja) (ばくりょうちょう, bakuryōchō), 参謀長 (さんぼうちょう, sanbōchō)
• Korean: 참모장(參謀長) (ko) (chammojang)
• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: رَئیسِ سِتاد

• Polish: szef sztabu m
• Romanian: șef de stat major m
• Russian: нача́льник шта́ба m (načálʹnik štába), начшта́ба (ru) m (načštába)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: stabschef (sv) c

head of political department

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 參謀長／参谋长 (zh) (cānmóuzhǎng), 幕僚長／幕僚长 (mùliáozhǎng)

• Finnish: kansliapäällikkö (fi)
• French: chef de cabinet (fr) m
• German: Stabschef (de) m, Stabschefin (de) f
• Polish: szef kancelarii m
• Russian: руководи́тель аппара́та m (rukovodítelʹ apparáta), руководи́тельница аппара́та f (rukovodítelʹnica apparáta)
• Spanish: jefe del servicio m
• Swedish: stabschef (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} Chef d’état major m