CHIEF OF STAFF

Meaning of CHIEF OF STAFF in English

Date: 1862

1. : the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces serving as principal adviser to a commander

2. : the ranking officer of the army or air force and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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CHIEF OF STAFF — Date: 1862 the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces serving as principal adviser to a commander, the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIEF OF STAFF — 1. a. : the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces serving as principal adviser to a commander …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEF OF STAFF — 1. the senior officer of the U.S. Army or Air Force, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responsible …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF OF STAFF — n. senior military officer of a staff and main advisor to a commander
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIEF OF STAFF — n. senior military officer of the U.S. Army or Air Force
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIEF OF STAFF — 1862 1 : the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces serving as principal adviser to a commander …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIEF OF STAFF — ■ noun the senior staff officer of a service, command, or formation.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHIEF OF STAFF — [chief of staff] (ca. 1881) 1: the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces serving as principal adviser …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIEF OF STAFF — noun ( pl. ˌchiefs of ˈstaff ) an officer of very high rank, responsible for advising the person who commands …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF OF STAFF — ˌchief of ˈstaff BrE AmE noun ( plural chiefs of staff ) [countable] 1 . an officer of high rank …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIEF OF STAFF — ( Chiefs of Staff) The Chiefs of Staff are the highest-ranking officers of each service of the armed forces. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF OF STAFF — (Chiefs of Staff) The Chiefs of Staff are the highest-ranking officers of each service of the armed forces. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHIEF OF STAFF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A mandate probably would not take effect until later, said David Moulton, chief of staff …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIEF OF STAFF — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CHIEF OF STAFF — noun Chief of staff is used after these nouns: ↑ army
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHIEF OF STAFF — The senior or principal member or head of a staff, or the principal assistant in a staff capacity to a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
CHIEF OF STAFF — начальник штаба (военное) (жаргон) офицерская жена
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF OF STAFF — (американизм) начальник штаба (высшая должность в каком-л роде войск) - *, U.S. Air Force начальник штаба ВВС США
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF OF STAFF — 1. начальник штаба 2. воен. жарг. офицерская жена
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHIEF OF STAFF — 1. начальник штаба 2. воен. жарг. офицерская жена
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHIEF OF STAFF — амер. начальник штаба ( высшая должность в каком-л. роде войск ) ~, U.S. Air Force [Army] - начальник штаба ВВС …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHIEF OF STAFF — амер. начальник штаба ( высшая должность в каком-л. рое войск ) Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force Army - начальник …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF OF STAFF — 1. начальник штаба 2. воен. жарг. офицерская жена
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF OF STAFF — начальник штаба (воен.) Chief of Staff, United States Air Force - начальник штаба военно-воздушных сил (воен.) Chief of Staff, United …
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
CHIEF OF STAFF — начальник штаба (военное) (жаргон) офицерская жена
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF OF STAFF — (американизм) начальник штаба (высшая должность в каком-л роде войск) - *, U.S. Air Force начальник штаба ВВС США
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STAFF — I. ˈsta]f, ]aa(ə)f, ]aif, ]ȧf noun ( plural staffs ]fs ; or staves ]vz, ˈstāvz) Etymology: Middle English staf, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEF — I. ˈchēf noun ( plural chiefs ˈchēfs sometimes -ēvz) Etymology: Middle English chief, chef, from Old French chief, chef, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAFF — staff 1 — staffless , adj. /staf, stahf/ , n. , pl. staffs for 1-5, 9; staves /stayv/ or staffs …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — — chiefless , adj. — chiefship , n. /cheef/ , n. 1. the head or leader of an organized body …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAFF — I. ˈstaf noun ( plural staffs ˈstafs, ˈstavz ; or staves ˈstavz, ˈstāvz) Etymology: Middle English staf, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIEF — I. ˈchēf adjective Date: 14th century 1. : accorded highest rank or office chief librarian 2. : of greatest importance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAFF — noun the round of a ladder. 2. staff ·noun an arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a …
Webster English vocab
CHIEF — adj very intimate, near, or close. 2. chief ·adj highest in office or rank; principal; head. 3. chief ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
STAFF — [staff] n, pl staffs or staves [ME staf, fr. OE staef; akin to OHG stab staff, Skt stabhnati he supports] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIEF — [chief] adj (14c) 1: accorded highest rank or office "~ librarian" 2: of greatest importance or influence "the ~ reasons" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIEF — a political leader of a primitive social group, such as a band, tribe, or confederacy of tribes. Among many primitive …
Britannica English vocabulary
STAFF — staff BrE AmE stɑːf § stæf AmE stæf ▷ staffed stɑːft § stæft AmE stæft ▷ staffing ˈstɑːf ɪŋ § …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHIEF — chief BrE AmE tʃiːf ▷ chiefly ˈtʃiːf li ▷ chiefs tʃiːfs ▶ ˌ chief ˈ constable BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STAFF — / stɑːf; NAmE stæf/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , usually sing. , U ] all the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF — / tʃiːf; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. most important : the chief …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAFF — I. staff 1 S2 W2 /stɑːf $ stæf/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stæf 'stick' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIEF — I. chief 1 S2 W2 /tʃiːf/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . [only before noun] highest in rank: He was recently …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STAFF — n. & v. --n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIEF — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAFF — n. & v. n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIEF — n. & adj. n. 1 a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAFF — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a …
Oxford English vocab
CHIEF — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
STAFF — ( staffs, staffing, staffed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The staff …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF — ( chiefs) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The chief of an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAFF — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a committee/staff/board etc meeting ▪ A staff meeting will be held at 3 p.m. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIEF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIEF — (MOST IMPORTANT) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - most important or mainThe chief problem we have in the area now …
Cambridge English vocab
CHIEF — n. 25B6; noun a Highland chief : LEADER, chieftain, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, seigneur, liege (lord), potentate. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEF — n. 1 head, leader, principal, superior, supervisor, superintendent, manager, overseer, captain, master, ringleader, chieftain, Dialect himself, Colloq boss, bossman, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STAFF — See multinational staff; general staff; integrated staff; joint staff; parallel staff; special staff.
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
STAFF — I сущ. 1) а) мн. тж. staves палка, посох; дубинка б) жезл 2) а) прям. и перен. опора, поддержка, столп …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF — 1. сущ. 1) правитель; руководитель. глава, лидер; начальник; шеф (часто как обращение в разговорной речи) ; директор, заведующий the chief …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STAFF — staff.ogg _I stɑ:f n ( pl тж. staves) 1. посох, палка to walk with a staff - идти, опираясь на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHIEF — chief.ogg 1. tʃi:f n 1. 1> глава, руководитель; лидер; начальник, шеф; заведующий, директор chief of chemical corps - воен. начальник …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STAFF — 1) штат (служащих), служебный персонал || укомплектовывать штаты 2) шест; веха; шток; рейка 3) флагшток 4) ж.-д. жезл 5) штукатурный …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
STAFF — 1) штат (служащих), служебный персонал || укомплектовывать штаты 2) шест; веха; шток; рейка 3) флагшток 4) ж.-д. жезл 5) штукатурный раствор для наружных стен 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
STAFF — staff I сущ.1) а) (мн. тж. staves) палка, посох б) дубинка, дубина Syn:club, cudgel в) жезл 2) а) прям. и …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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