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staff college

British  

noun

  1. a training centre for executive military personnel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The inquiry also recommended a review of actions by two civilian employees of the staff college to see if disciplinary action was warranted.

From Reuters Jun. 20, 2012

Born in Rhodesia in 1927, General Walls had a long military career, training at the British military academy in Sandhurst and the staff college at Camberley.

From New York Times Jul. 22, 2010

A prohibition-enforcement staff college has recently been started, with a student body of 366 inspectors.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the wedding the two young officers, their wives and mothers, set off by mule caravan for Constantinople, this time to attend staff college.

From Time Magazine Archive

And his staff college was just his own occiput.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 by Various

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