Chief of Staff
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A Chief of Staff can be:
- The chief aide to the commander of larger military formations and units.
- The professional head of a branch of the armed forces. The title comes from the fact that they are the chief military aides to the Commander-in-Chief, who is usually the head of state.
- Joint Chiefs of Staff, a panel comprising the highest-ranking members of each major branch of the armed services in a country, particularly used in the United States
- Chiefs of Staff Committee, the most senior military personnel in the British forces
- Chief of the Defence Staff
- First Sea Lord or Chief of the Naval Staff
- Chief of the General Staff
- Chief of the Imperial General Staff
- Chief of the Air Staff
- Chief of the Defence Staff is the senior member of the Canadian Forces
- Ramatkal, or Chief of the General Staff, the highest ranking officer in the Israeli General Staff (the Israeli Defence Forces high command).
- Stabschef, commander of the Nazi Sturmabteilung
- The chief aide to a political leader
- Chef de Cabinet (UN) to the United Nations Secretary General
- White House Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States
- Chief of Staff (United Kingdom), the head of the Prime Minister's Office in the United Kingdom
- Chief of Staff (Canada), the head of the Prime Minister's Office of Canada
- Chief of Staff (Philippines), the head of the Office of the President in the Philippines
- U.S. Congressional Chief of Staff, the head of the office of a member of the United States Congress
