joint chiefs of staff

1. 1.

   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

   SynonymsJoint Chiefs

   Broaderexecutive agency

   military

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What does joint chiefs of staff mean?

joint chiefs of staff means "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".

What is another word for joint chiefs of staff?

Close synonyms include Joint Chiefs. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.