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jmdict 1302590 Active (id: 2227721)
参謀長
さんぼうちょう
1. [n] {military}
▶ chief of staff
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1302580 参謀 1. staff officer; military staff
  ⇐ see: 2847961 参謀総長【さんぼうそうちょう】 1. chief of the general staff; chief of staff (esp. US)



History:
4. A 2023-04-03 05:44:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>chief of staff (military)</gloss>
+<field>&mil;</field>
+<gloss>chief of staff</gloss>
3. A 2023-03-26 02:00:40  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1302580">参謀・さんぼう・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1302580">参謀・1</xref>
2. A 2023-03-24 22:01:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2023-03-24 13:22:45  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Right off the wikipedia page for 参謀長:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/参謀長

Top of a complex military chain of command in the military
軍隊において複雑な組織や機関などの指揮命令系統上

For other uses, other terms...
英語の”Chief of Staff”のように、他の言語では文官や民間組織の役職にも同じ言葉が使われることがあるが、”White House Chief of Staff”(アメリカ合衆国大統領首席補佐官)のように文民職で使用されている場合は首席補佐官(しゅせきほさかん)等と訳される。
  Comments:
Seems like this could use some disambiguation of some kind.  I already added the "white house chief of staff" chief-of-staff entry.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>chief of staff</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1302580">参謀・さんぼう・1</xref>
+<gloss>chief of staff (military)</gloss>

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