Phrase guide

general staff

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of officers in charge of an army under the control of the commander-in-chief.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

Examples

  • Meronyms: staff officer, chief of staff

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: staff

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: геншта́б (hjenštáb) — officers in charge of army
  • Chinese Mandarin: 總參謀部 /总参谋部 (zǒng cānmóu bù) — officers in charge of army
  • Danish: generalstab — officers in charge of army
  • Estonian: peastaab — officers in charge of army
  • French: état-major — officers in charge of army
  • German: Generalstab — officers in charge of army
  • Hungarian: vezérkar — officers in charge of army
  • Italian: stato maggiore — officers in charge of army
  • Japanese: 参謀本部 (sanbōhonbu) — officers in charge of army
  • Norwegian Bokmål: generalstab — officers in charge of army
  • Polish: sztab generalny — officers in charge of army
  • Russian: геншта́б (genštáb) — officers in charge of army
  • Swedish: generalstab — officers in charge of army
  • Turkish: genelkurmay — officers in charge of army
  • Ukrainian: геншта́б (henštáb) — officers in charge of army