general staff

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌgeneral ˈstaff noun  the general staff PMthe group of military officers who work for a military leader 参谋部〔指全体军事参谋〕

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general staff• Three days previously he had abolished the post of chief of general staff, held by Vice-Adml.• It had no permanent general staff.• Its rear legs have joined the general staff, who are all in discussion with their backs towards me.• Valery Manilov, deputy chief of the general staff.• Anatoly Kvashnin, chief of the general staff, to cut spending on the nuclear arsenal.• Yet the general staff of overseers is small, only about 40 employees, supplemented by local officials in 94 judicial districts.• The general staff is unhappy and the squaddies disgruntled, but no more than that.

ˌgeneral ˈstaff nounChineseSyllable  

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general staff
ˌgeneral ˈstaff noun
the general staff the group of military officers who work for a military leader

general staffBrE /ˌdʒenrəl ˈstɑːf/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒenrəl ˈstæf/ 🔊 (often the general staff) noun [singular + singular or plural verb] officers who advise a military leader and help to plan a military operation （军事）参谋