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GENERAL STAFF [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2007-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
DEF

The officers of various arms and services assisting a commander in the exercise of command and control functions over subordinate elements.

OBS

general staff; GS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
DEF

Les officiers des divers armes et services qui assistent un commandant dans l'exercice des fonctions de commandement et de contrôle sur les éléments subordonnés.

OBS

état-major général; EMG : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et tactique de l'Armée de terre; terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización militar
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Record 2 1994-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Structure
CONT

General staff units, whether corporate staff or personal staff, report to the principal whom they serve. They provide a goal-oriented, adaptive function at the top of the organization, taking a long-run view, even it the rest of the organization is organized into functional units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Structures de l'entreprise
OBS

Proposition fondée sur la définition suivante du terme «état-major» : ensemble des fonctions qui, tout en n'étant pas directement reliées à la production et n'exerçant pas de responsabilités de surveillance étroite des opérations, sont remplies par des personnes chargées de conseiller les cadres hiérarchique d'une organisation.

Spanish

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