chief of staff
noun phrase
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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As Kimberly Shaw, a mild-mannered resident doctor of Wilshire Memorial Hospital, Cross shared plenty of scenes with Wagner, who shows up in the third season as Peter Burns, the hospital's imperious chief of staff.
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EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
One of the ironies here is that her top campaign officials, Jen O'Malley-Dillon and Lorraine Voles, had gone to the White House and specifically sat down with Jeff Zients, Joe Biden's chief of staff, and in effect asked for permission to separate themselves from Biden.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
He was fired in 2019 and replaced by Chad Mizelle, an ally of Mr. Miller who is now Attorney General Pam Bondi’s chief of staff.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Gilmore left City Hall in October 2018 to work as the chief of staff for the chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, then returned 2 ½ years later to become a deputy city manager for Platt, who put her in charge of the city’s convention and entertainment facilities.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
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EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
One of the ironies here is that her top campaign officials, Jen O'Malley-Dillon and Lorraine Voles, had gone to the White House and specifically sat down with Jeff Zients, Joe Biden's chief of staff, and in effect asked for permission to separate themselves from Biden.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
He was fired in 2019 and replaced by Chad Mizelle, an ally of Mr. Miller who is now Attorney General Pam Bondi’s chief of staff.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Gilmore left City Hall in October 2018 to work as the chief of staff for the chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, then returned 2 ½ years later to become a deputy city manager for Platt, who put her in charge of the city’s convention and entertainment facilities.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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