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   Chief

   /CHēf/

   

   noun

   • 1. a leader or ruler of a people or clan: "the chief of the village" Similar leaderchieftainheadheadmanruleroverlordmastercommandersuzerainseigneurliegeliege lordpotentatesachemheadleadingprincipalpremierhighestforemostsupremegrandsuperiorarch-directinggoverninginformal:number-oneOpposite subordinate
   • ▪ the person with the highest rank in an organization: "a bureau chief" Similar headprincipalchief executiveexecutivepresidentchairchairmanchairwomanchairpersongovernordirectoradministratormanagermanageresssuperintendentforemanforewomancontrolleroverseerbossemployerproprietorchief executive officerCEOinformal:boss mankingpintop dogbig cheesebigwigskippergafferguv'nornumero unoMister Bighonchohead honchopadronesachembig white chiefbig kahunabig wheelhigh muckamuckinformal, derogatory:fat cat
   • ▪ an informal form of address, especially to someone of superior rank or status: "it's quite simple, chief"
   • 2. an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield.
   • ▪ the upper third of the field.

   adjective

   • 1. most important: "the chief reason for the spending cuts" Similar mainprincipalmost importantuppermostprimaryprimefirstcardinalcentralkeyfocalvitalcrucialessentialpivotalsupremepredominantpreeminentparamountoverridingleadingmajorrulingdominanthighestarchinformal:number-oneOpposite minor
   • ▪ having or denoting the highest rank or authority: "the government's chief adviser"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chief, chef, based on Latin caput ‘head’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chiefship noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   Definition of chief in English: cite. chief. Top 1000 frequently used words. Pronunciation: /tʃiːf/ noun. 1a leader or ruler of a people or clan: the chief of the village[as title] : Chief Banawi. More example sentences. And very few of them are presided over by local aristocrats or clan chiefs.

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   Definition of chief noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the word chief mean? There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word chief , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   noun In direct or original procedure: as, an examination in chief. See examination. noun Synonyms Chief, Chieftain, Commander, Leader, Head, Chief, literally the head, is applied to one who occupies the highest rank in military or civil matters: as, an Indian chief; a military chief; the chief of a department in the civil service; a party chief.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-british-english › chiefchief | definition in the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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   chief meaning: 1. most important: 2. the leader of a group. Learn more.

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   Or, go to the definition of chief. The chief of the Italian delegation addressed the U.N.. Synonyms. head. leader. director. chairman. boss. overseer. administrator. superintendent. supervisor. commander. captain. ring-leader. master. ruler. chieftain. monarch. overlord. lord. sovereign. potentate. Antonyms. subordinate. underling. follower.

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   Meaning of chief in Essential English Dictionary. chief. adjective. uk / tʃiːf/ Add to word list. most important: The weather was our chief reason for coming here. chief. noun. uk / tʃiːf/ the leader of a group. (Definition of chief from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of chief. in Chinese (Traditional)