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adjutant general	a staff officer who serves as chief administrative assistant to the commanding officer of an army corps or division. [1/3 definitions]
chief of staff	(usu. cap.) the head staff officer in the U.S. Department of the Army or Air Force, or the head staff officer of any of various major units in the U.S. or other military forces. [1/2 definitions]
judge advocate	in the military, a staff officer assigned as legal advisor to a commander or as the prosecutor at a court-martial.

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