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état-major

general staff, headquarters

noun eh-tah mah-ZHOR Rare

Also means

senior management team

Usage Note

État-major originally denoted a military command staff, but it is now widely used in business and politics for the inner circle or top leadership team of any organisation. The plural is états-majors. It is always masculine and typically used with the definite article: l'état-major décide.

Examples

"L'état-major s'est réuni ce matin."

Natural Translation

The general staff met this morning.

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