Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chief of staff

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
chief of staff
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.

noun

The head of any of several political departments in several nations.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

chiefs of staff (plural) chiefs of staffs (plural)

Phrases

commander-in-chief chain of command

Frequently Paired Words

commander-in-chief chain of command

Questions

What does chief of staff mean?
The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.

How to pronounce chief of staff

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