- a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization
- army/police chiefs
- She is Washington bureau chief for ‘USA Today’.
- industry chiefs
- education chiefs at Sheffield Council
- chief of somebody/something He served as chief of police between 2012 and 2019.
- our new chief of operations
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2, Jobsb2- Sanger was appointed chief of the Fire Department.
- Health chiefs say waiting times are down.
- Politicians are demanding the resignation of the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.
- Security chiefs are keeping their men on full alert after the bomb threat.
- We spoke to a former CIA chief of European operations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tribal
- village
- army
- …
- appoint (somebody)
- become
- name somebody
- …
- chief of police
- chief of staff
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- (often as a title) a leader of a people or community
- Chief Buthelezi
- Chief Crazy Horse
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tribal
- village
- army
- …
- appoint (somebody)
- become
- name somebody
- …
- chief of police
- chief of staff
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chief, chef, based on Latin caput ‘head’.
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