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chief of defence

highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces
Intangible position Q5097014
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chief of defence

Summary

chief of defence is a position[1]. It draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #407 of 3,525).[2]

Key Facts

  • chief of defence's instance of is recorded as position[3].
  • chief of defence is a type of Chief of Staff[4].
  • chief of defence's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chiefs of defence[5].
  • chief of defence's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'начальніца генэральнага штабу'}[6].
  • chief of defence's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'armeestrino'}[7].
  • chief of defence's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'начальнік генэральнага штабу'}[8].

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Definition and Type

chief of defence's instance of is recorded as position[3]. It is a type of Chief of Staff[4].

Why It Matters

chief of defence draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #407 of 3,525).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · ~2026-39881-94 · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → position
    Subclass of → Chief of Staff
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Chiefs of defence
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q16631188]]"
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