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- Dictionarychief/tʃiːf/
noun
- 1. a leader or ruler of a people or clan: "the chief of the village" Similar Opposite
- 2. an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield.
adjective
- 1. most important: "the chief reason for the spending cuts" Similar Opposite
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chiefnoun[C] (PERSON IN CHARGE) the person in charge of a group or organization, or the ruler of a tribe (= a group of families): the chief of police (Definition of chief from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of CHIEF is accorded highest rank or office. How to use chief in a sentence.
chief. (tʃiːf ) Word forms: plural chiefs. 1. countable noun B2. The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it. ...a commission appointed by the police chief. ...Putin's chief of security. [ + of] 2. countable noun & title noun. The chief of a tribe is its leader.
noun. the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police. the head or ruler of a tribe or clan: an Indian chief. Chief,U.S. Army. a title of some advisers to the Chief of Staff, who do not, in most instances, command the troop units of their arms or services: Chief of Engineers;
chief noun [C] (PERSON IN CHARGE) the person in charge of a group or organization, or the ruler of a tribe (= a group of families): the chief of police (Definition of chief from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
CHIEF definition: 1. most important: 2. highest in rank: 3. the leader of a group of people: . Learn more.
Definition of chief adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Chief definition: the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority. See examples of CHIEF used in a sentence.
A chief is the head honcho, the big cheese, the top dog. Tribes are lead by chiefs, but so are firefighters (fire chief), policeman (police chief), and companies (Chief Executive Officer or CEO). When used as an adjective, chief describes the most important element or main ingredient of something.
Definition of chief noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.