chief of staff

English

Pronunciation

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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.

   Hypernym: staff officer

   Holonym: general staff

2. (government, politics) The head of any of several political departments in several nations.

Related terms

• commander in chief

 

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 (ja) (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

See also

• chain of command