Joint Chiefs of Staff
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4.2
- noun
- /dʒɔɪnt tʃifs əv stæf/
- US
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Junta de Jefes del Estado Mayor de Estados Unidos
- In times of crisis, the Joint Chiefs of Staff provide essential military advice to the President.
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
- Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
When the United States head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff finally comes out and comments on the death toll.
- When the United States head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff finally comes out and comments on the death toll.
- We know that because Mark Miley who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has said that he is fascist to the core.
- And the Joint Chiefs of Staff finalized their plans for an all out invasion of Cuba.
- General Miley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifying before Congress last year, talks about white rage again.
- This is the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Miley, saying to the Senate and Congress that he wants to look into white rage.
- No, I would rather these guys answer to the Joint Chiefs of staff then answer to Jose Rodriguez.
- But what you also discover is my top brass Joint Chiefs of staff.
- We have the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who just retired, John Heighten, you know, said that yes, we've protected our.
Examples
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And making sure that there would be an immediate meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Fiction book (1990) -
Captain Glass, this is Charles Donnegan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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I have to talk to the Joint Chiefs of Staff!
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The President and his chief advisors are there along with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Fiction book (1996) -
However, the Joint Chiefs of Staff opposed the idea because the operation was supposed to last only six weeks.
Academic text (1996) -
General, you do understand the limitations on your directive from the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
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I'd like you to meet the general of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General West, and the secretary of Defence, Mr. Wyatt.
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As General Richard B. Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently stated, "The Convention remains a top national security priority."
Academic text (2005) -
General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has not been truthful.
Blog text (21) -
Everyone, let's welcome my new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General W.R. Monger!
Synonyms
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4.1
Group of senior military leaders who advise the President of the United States on military matters
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'joint' (involving multiple parties), 'chiefs' (leaders) and 'staff' (employees/personnel) give a clear hint that this refers to leaders from multiple staffs, so learners can partially infer the notion. However, the precise institutional meaning — the formal highest-ranking military advisory body to the President — is specialized and not fully predictable from the parts alone, so a B1 learner would likely need prior exposure for the full sense.
Etymology
The name Joint Chiefs of Staff comes from a simple picture of the top military leaders meeting 'together': Joint means 'together', Chiefs are the main leaders, and Staff is the team that helps them, so the name shows they are the main military 'advisers' to the president.