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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Buckley started working on Capitol Hill in 2019 Buckley's career in politics began in 2019 and has worked on Capitol Hill as a staff assistant, communications director and deputy chief of staff to Indiana Republican Jim Banks.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Trump's order also established a temporary organization within DOGE that will be overseen by an administrator who will report to the White House chief of staff.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Under the current makeup of DOGE, Musk will likely be named as USDS administrator, a job that reports directly to the White House’s chief of staff, or designated as a special government employee.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
The latter will now be known as the US DOGE Service, and its new head will be more tightly connected to the president, reporting to his chief of staff.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Trump's order also established a temporary organization within DOGE that will be overseen by an administrator who will report to the White House chief of staff.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Under the current makeup of DOGE, Musk will likely be named as USDS administrator, a job that reports directly to the White House’s chief of staff, or designated as a special government employee.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
The latter will now be known as the US DOGE Service, and its new head will be more tightly connected to the president, reporting to his chief of staff.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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