general staff

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a group of officers who are without command and whose duty is to assist high commanders in planning and carrying out orders in peace and war.

general staff

noun

1. officers assigned to advise commanders in the planning and execution of military operations

Example Sentences

When Picquart presented the evidence to the general staff of the French army, he himself was driven out of the military and jailed for a year, while Esterhazy was acquitted.

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The signatories include three former chiefs of the general staff, a former chief of the air staff and former deputy supreme allied commanders of NATO.

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Putin, wearing a camouflage military uniform, met with Russia’s chief of the general staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, according to a video released by the Kremlin on Sunday.

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Calling the strike "a successful hit" that penetrated the Russian air defence system, Ukraine's general staff of the armed forces said they were still assessing the outcome of the "massive combined missile and air strike".

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Kyiv's armed forces general staff said on Wednesday that 16 fuel tanks were damaged and that a large-scale blaze was continuing to burn.

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