joint chief

collocation in English

meaningsofjointandchief

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joint
adjective
uk
/dʒɔɪnt/us
/dʒɔɪnt/
belonging to or shared between two or ...
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chief
noun[C]
uk
/tʃiːf/us
/tʃiːf/
the person in charge of a group or organization, or the ruler of ...
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(Definition ofjointandchieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was that having ajointchiefinspector of prison and probation was not an option favoured by any respondent.
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There were a further seven sets of joint management arrangements, without ajointchiefexecutive.
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In contrast, only small minorities were in favour of the status quo or of the appointment of ajointchiefinspector for prisons and probation.
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Many district health authorities and family health services authorities are already working closely together under ajointchiefexecutive.
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That is a very different thing fromjointchiefexecutives.
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Then there is the point of thejointchiefexecutives.
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We already have ajointchiefexecutive and other joint working relationships.
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Whatever is done, to merge the two inspectorates completely and appoint ajointchiefinspector for prisons and probation would damage rather than improve the effectiveness of inspections.
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The chief inspectors concerned have met to consider the outcome of those reviews and to plan for the next triennialjointchiefinspectors' children's safeguards report.
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By contrast, only small minorities were in favour of either the status quo or the appointment of a singlejointchiefinspector for prisons and probation.
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In 1960, he was appointed army chief and laterjointchiefof staff.
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He is now the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and is perhaps the single most powerful military figure in the whole world.
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That put the joint chiefs of staff in a quandary.
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The payoffs, done monthly, were also given to vice, deputy and secretary to the joint chiefs of staff.
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Holly is the daughter of a general - the head of the joint chiefs of staff.
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This rank is reserved for the king, or in very rare cases some of the head of joint chiefs of staff that had remarkable achievements.
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From the joint integrating concepts, the joint chiefs of staff refine requirements and develop an integrated priority list via a joint quarterly readiness review.
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It is usually for direct assistants of the head of the joint chiefs of staff of the military.
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He was accompanied by a commission of deputies and the members of the joint chiefs of staff of his armed forces.
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