joint chiefs of staff
n · noun
Simple meaning
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea is a group of chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the South Korean military.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʒɔɪnttʃifsəvstæf
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Definition
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n
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea (Hanja: 大韓民國 合同參謀本部) is a group of chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the South Korean military.
The body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military matters.
noun
The executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps
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This meaning: The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea (Hanja: 大韓民國 合同參謀本部) is a group of chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the South Korean military.
Used this way, joint chiefs of staff is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.
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