A chief is a leader, often of a tribe or clan. Native American tribes are headed by chiefs, and sometimes we call the president our "commander in chief."
The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the pricipal actio or agent.
Noun
a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
Noun
a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
n.
The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an
army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority
who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent.
n.
The principal part; the most valuable portion.
n.
The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be
composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.
a.
Highest in office or rank; principal; head.
a.
Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most
distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important;
as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man.
a.
Very intimate, near, or close.
Chief
The chief of the things which should be utterly destroyed.1.3.
Chief
A whisperer separateth chief friends.
The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the pricipal actio or agent.
Highest in office or rank; principal; head.
Usage Examples
Any new financial order for the world must tackle the three chief challenges of our age.
Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead.
After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.
Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
And obviously, with hindsight now, now knowing what went on in the company, it would have been absolutely appropriate back then for us to have the chief executive of the company, most senior person in the United Kingdom, come and answer for the policy they were pursuing. And we ducked that, and frankly that's a failure of Parliament.
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.
Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional.
Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States.
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Other Usage ExamplesA complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.
A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.'
Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance, principles, and purposes of Socialism are the chief leaders of the extreme wings of the Socialistic forces, and perhaps a few of the money kings themselves.
Among the New Hollanders whom we were thus engaged with, there was one who by his appearance and carriage, as well in the morning as this afternoon, seemed to be the chief of them, and a kind of prince or captain among them.
As social media is less about technology and more about relationship building, we are starting to see more women have a heavy influence if not dominant role in the social media space. It's no wonder that Facebook is being run in part by chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.
A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.
Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel.
A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of patriarchy, and also with the ending of homosexual oppression.
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