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chiefs of staffs

chiefs of staffs is the plural of chief of staff.

Meaning of chief of staff

Noun

chief of staff (plural chiefs of staff or chiefs of staffs)

  1. The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.
    • Holonym: general staff
  2. The head of any of several political departments in several nations.

Questions about chiefs of staffs

What is chiefs of staffs the plural of?
Chiefs of staffs is the plural of chief of staff.

Words near chiefs of staffs in the dictionary

  1. chiefry
  2. chiefs
  3. chiefs of party
  4. chiefs of police
  5. chiefs of staff
  6. chiefs of staffs
  7. chiefs of state
  8. chiefship
  9. chiefships
  10. chieftain
  11. chieftaincies

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