chief

/tʃi:f/
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chief

The chief engineer inspected the new bridge construction site.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A leader or ruler of a people or clan: A person who holds the highest authority in a tribe or similar social group.
    • A person with the highest rank or authority in an organization: The head of a department, operation, or group of workers.

  2. Adjective:

    • Most important; principal: The main or most significant element in a group or situation.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The chief made an important decision for the tribe.
    • She reported the problem directly to her chief.
  • Adjective:
    • The chief reason for his success is hard work.
    • Safety is our chief concern.
Advanced Usage
  • In chief: Used as a suffix in titles to denote the highest-ranking official.
    • He was appointed as the editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
  • Chief among: Used to single out the most prominent item in a list.
    • Chief among his worries was the financial cost.
Variants and Related Words
  • Chiefly (adverb): For the most part; mainly.
    • The audience consisted chiefly of students.
  • Chiefdom (noun): The territory or people ruled by a chief.
    • The ancient chiefdom was located in the valley.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Leader, head, boss, director, commander.
  • Adjective: Main, principal, primary, foremost, key.
Related Phrases
  • Chief of staff: The senior officer of a service or command, or the head of a political leader's assistants.
    • The general's chief of staff organized the briefing.
  • Big Chief (informal, sometimes humorous): A way to refer to the person in charge.
    • I'll have to ask the big chief for permission.
Idioms
  • Too many chiefs and not enough Indians: Used to describe a situation where there are too many people giving orders and not enough people doing the work.
    • The project is failing because there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
chief

The chief engineer inspected the new bridge construction site.

Adjective
  1. most important element
    • the chief aim of living
    • the main doors were of solid glass
    • the principal rivers of America
    • the principal example
    • policemen were primary targets
    • the master bedroom
    • a master switch
Noun
  1. the head of a tribe or clan
  2. a person who exercises control over workers
    • if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
  3. a person who is in charge
    • the head of the whole operation

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