What is "chief assistant"

Usage examples of "chief assistant".

He told his chief assistant that he was heading down to the next floor, which was being run by Dean James.

Chief Petty Officer Stanley Hansen, USN, Haughton's chief assistant, regarded one of these as his personal vehicle, and Haughton was reluctant to challenge the Chief's perquisites.

Fisher gave a high-pitched cackle, a sound that made Forbin look searchingly at his chief assistant.

In postwar Germany, he became chief assistant to Chancellor Adenauer.

Having been a lifelong friend of the defendant's, his position was an unenviable and difficult one, and no word of criticism was directed against his assignment of the case to Chief Assistant District Attorney Sullivan.

There were two more shuttle runs to Phorcys, once to pick up the secondary Phorcyn negotiator, Rallet's chief assistant, and once for the del­.

She half-listened as Falkenberg went through a meaningless ritual of thanking the Acting Mess President, as if Captain Fast weren't Falkenberg's adjutant and chief assistant.

Graves's chief assistant was carrying with her a plastic garment bag, too thin to contain more than a dress or other single change of clothing.

Sear's chief assistant, and wondered whether her presence -- which I'd forgotten to take into account -- would preclude or assure the success of my little project for him.

My chief assistant thinks that it is an example of what he calls 'the death trance.