chef de cabinetn.
/ˌʃɛf də ˈkabɪneɪ/, U.S. /ˌʃɛf də ˈkæbɪneɪ/ Originally in French-speaking contexts: a chief of staff or executive assistant.
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1839 Times 18 May 4/4 M. Mallac, M. Guizot's secretary, is already installed as chef du Cabinet of M. Duchatel.
1894 Irish Times 25 June 5 M. Dupuy..sent an official intimation of the sad news of the occurrence to the Minister of the Interior, but when it arrived the offices were closed, and the Chef de Cabinet had to be found before it could be delivered.
1958 Canad. Slavonic Papers 3 59 Count Csáky, the chef de cabinet of the Hungarian Foreign Minister, had two conferences with Beck, who promised him the moral support of Poland.
2003 P. Craig & G. De Búrca EU Law (ed. 3) i. 56 These meetings will be preceded by discussion held by the Commissioners' chefs de cabinet, who will try to resolve differences in advance of the College meeting.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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