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chief
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural chiefs
plural chiefs
Learner's definition of CHIEF
[count]
: the person who is the leader of a group of people, of an organization, etc.（团体、组织等的）首领，领袖，长官
- She's the chief of surgery [=the doctor who is in charge of the surgical department] at the hospital.她是这个医院的外科主任。
- the police chief = the chief of police警长
- the fire chief [=the head of a department of firefighters]消防队长
- an Indian chief [=the leader of a tribe of Native Americans]美洲印第安人部落酋长
2 chief /ˈtʃiːf/ adjective
2 chief
/ˈtʃiːf/
adjective
Learner's definition of CHIEF
always used before a noun
1
: highest in rank or authority为首的；首席的；最权威的 — see also commander in chief, editor in chief
- the chief engineer on the project这一项目的总工程师
- the company's chief executive公司总裁
2
: most important : main最重要的；主要的
- Her job is their chief source of income.她的工作是他们的主要收入来源。
- their chief accomplishment他们的主要成就
- our chief competitor我们的主要竞争对手
- He has many concerns, chief among them his health.他担忧很多事，其中最主要的是他的健康。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective the chief engineer on the project Her job is their chief source of income. He has many concerns, chief among them his health. Noun the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son our chief is out on a business trip right now
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 But that support wasn't a reason to pass the case to another judge, said Gleicher, who also serves as chief judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals. Ed White, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The criminal case against the man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie involves so much potential evidence that prosecutors need more time to review it, the chief prosecutor said Wednesday. CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 There is tension between the chef and the chief stew. Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Jared Sine is chief business affairs & legal officer at Match Group. Jared Sine For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Fraser broke down in tears during the reception, a video of which shared by Variety co-editor in chief Ramin Setoodeh on Twitter has earned over 15.5 million views and counting. Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 If Du, who sits in Reno and is the chief judge for the federal courts in Nevada, declines, the court battle could rage on. Daniel Moore, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 The angel, who appears to be a conglomeration of Car and Driver editor-in-chief Tony Quiroga and the entire Hearst legal department, shakes its head. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2022 Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors abruptly rested their case-in-chief last week after calling only four out of the five Kelly accusers whom jurors were expected to hear from. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Prior to that move, Hernandez was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of IndieWire, which, like Variety, is also owned by Penske Media Company. Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 Dotdash Meredith promoted People deputy editor Wendy Naugle to editor-in-chief; her predecessor Liz Vaccariello moves to a corporate editorial leadership role. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 With nods of gratitude in his title to Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison, Edward Enninful, the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue, steps into full visibility. Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 They were joined in Williams' box by her husband, Alexis Ohanian, her mother, Oracene Price, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Perry was recently named editor-in-chief of The Indianapolis Recorder, the fourth-oldest surviving Black newspaper in the country. Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2022 Sallie Permar is pediatrician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Sallie Permar And Jay K. Varma, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 See More
Adjective
That pace is certain to grow as more psychiatrists come on board, said Connie Draxler, acting chief deputy director for the Department of Mental Health. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 But that support wasn't a reason to pass the case to another judge, said Gleicher, who also serves as chief judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals. Ed White, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The criminal case against the man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie involves so much potential evidence that prosecutors need more time to review it, the chief prosecutor said Wednesday. CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 There is tension between the chef and the chief stew. Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Jared Sine is chief business affairs & legal officer at Match Group. Jared Sine For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Fraser broke down in tears during the reception, a video of which shared by Variety co-editor in chief Ramin Setoodeh on Twitter has earned over 15.5 million views and counting. Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 If Du, who sits in Reno and is the chief judge for the federal courts in Nevada, declines, the court battle could rage on. Daniel Moore, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 The angel, who appears to be a conglomeration of Car and Driver editor-in-chief Tony Quiroga and the entire Hearst legal department, shakes its head. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2022 Noun
During her reign, Queen Elizabeth met with more than a dozen U.S. presidents, including every American commander-in-chief since Harry Truman (with the exception of Lyndon Johnson). Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors abruptly rested their case-in-chief last week after calling only four out of the five Kelly accusers whom jurors were expected to hear from. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Prior to that move, Hernandez was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of IndieWire, which, like Variety, is also owned by Penske Media Company. Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 Dotdash Meredith promoted People deputy editor Wendy Naugle to editor-in-chief; her predecessor Liz Vaccariello moves to a corporate editorial leadership role. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 With nods of gratitude in his title to Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison, Edward Enninful, the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue, steps into full visibility. Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 They were joined in Williams' box by her husband, Alexis Ohanian, her mother, Oracene Price, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Perry was recently named editor-in-chief of The Indianapolis Recorder, the fourth-oldest surviving Black newspaper in the country. Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2022 Sallie Permar is pediatrician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Sallie Permar And Jay K. Varma, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun and Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French chief, chef head, chief, from Latin caput head — more at head
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of chief was in the 14th century Phrases Containing chief
noun
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