chief (noun)
1chief — ► NOUN 1) a leader or ruler of a people. 2) the head of an organization. ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the highest rank or authority. 2) most important: the chief reason. DERIVATIVES chiefdom noun …
2Chief Constable — noun the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ …
3chief of staff — noun the senior officer of a service of the armed forces • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑military officer, ↑officer * * …
4chief rabbi — UK US noun [countable] [singular chief rabbi plural chief rabbis] the leader of the Jewish community in a particular country Thesaurus: judaismhyponym …
5chief executive officer — noun the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president) • Syn: ↑CEO, ↑chief operating officer • Hypernyms: ↑corporate executive, ↑business… …
6chief justice — noun the judge who presides over a supreme court (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑judge, ↑justice, ↑jurist • Instance Hyponyms: ↑ …
7chief of state — noun the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government • Syn: ↑head of state • Hypernyms: ↑representative • Hyponyms: ↑chancellor, ↑premier, ↑prime minister, ↑ …
8chief inspector — UK US noun [countable] [singular chief inspector plural chief inspectors] an officer of middle rank in the British police, in charge of a team or small area Thesaurus: police officershyponym …
9chief superintendent — UK US noun [countable] [singular chief superintendent plural chief superintendents] a senior police officer in the UK Thesaurus: police officershyponym * * * …
10chief — I noun boss, captain, caput, chairman, chairperson, chief controller, chieftain, commandant, commander, directing head, director, dux, employer, foreman, foreperson, general, head, headman, headperson, highest ranking person, leader, manager,… …
