the head, leader, or most important individual in a group or body of people the upper third of a shield - in chief ⇒
primarily; especially
- (prenominal)
most important; principal highest in rank or authority
principally
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 chief /tʃif/USA pronunciation
n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
adj. [before a noun]
chief•dom, n. [uncountable] chief
(chēf ),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
adv.
chief′ship, n.
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- Aesir
- Aetolia
- Africa
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- Agrippa
- Ahiezer
- Alanbrooke
- Alexandria
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- Antinous
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- Aruba
- Assur
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- Astronomer Royal
- Asunción
- Attic
- Auckland
- Augsburg Confession
- Babylon
- Balkh
- Bangka
- Bangkok
- Bao Dai
- Barcelona
- Barclay de Tolly
- Beelzebub
- Bengali
- Bergen
- Beria
- Bezaleel
- Billiton
- Bismarck Archipelago
- Black Hawk
- Black Hawk War
- Black Rod
- Blake
- Bohol
- Bonaire
- Bornholm
- achieve
- adjustable
- adjutant general
Collocations: a [military, police, union] chief, the [local, city, state, district] police chief, the chief of [staff, security, police], more... Forum discussions with the word(s) "chief" in the title: ...Chief Priest, Reverend Shotsu Nomura, so that we can...
...the examples that our Chief Priest cited are / were... ( the )Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court (The) Additional Chief secretary A /the Chief a chief's a rod a former CEO of XYZ and its Chief Accountant a physician whose chief of staff in his prior role a police chief is only as "effective as the trust that the community" places in him a/the chief editor who decides what to do Addressing a police chief an objection actually brought against it by Chief Justice And the chief of staff is whom? Archrabbi: Is this OK or should I use chief rabbi? Been here the chief had Blackberry addict in chief C.I.A. Names New <Iran Chief> chairman/chief/head Chef = Chief?????? chief Chief / Director / Producer / Responsible / Supervisor Chief among them is.... chief among them major fashion-brand marketing moments Chief among these is competitors. chief among which Chief as military title or rank chief butcher came, the chief doctor chief cause chief challenger chief claim to distinction more... Look up "chief" at Merriam-Webster Look up "chief" at dictionary.com
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