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Definition of: Chief of Staff
1. The senior officer or head of a staff.
2. U.S. The principal staff officer in assistance to a command officer in higher military echelons. Compare EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
3. The ranking officer in the U.S. Army or in the U.S. Air Force, immediately under the secretary of his department.
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