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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Depositions are expected to continue with First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster scheduled for Feb. 2; Paxton's chief of staff, Lesley French Henneke, on Feb. 7; and senior adviser Michelle Smith on Feb. 9.
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Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Susie Wiles Trump named his senior campaign adviser Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff, the first woman in history to hold the title.
—Kinsey Crowley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
But Stephen Miller, the incoming White House deputy chief of staff, has gone further than Homan, suggesting the National Guard could be deputized to arrest undocumented immigrants.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
November 7 - Trump announces his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, will be White House chief of staff.
—CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Susie Wiles Trump named his senior campaign adviser Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff, the first woman in history to hold the title.
—Kinsey Crowley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
But Stephen Miller, the incoming White House deputy chief of staff, has gone further than Homan, suggesting the National Guard could be deputized to arrest undocumented immigrants.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
November 7 - Trump announces his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, will be White House chief of staff.
—CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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