chief : Idioms & Phrases

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arab chief

  • noun the leader of an Arab village or family
    sheikh; tribal sheikh; tribal sheik; sheik.
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chief assistant

  • noun the most helpful assistant
    man Friday; right-hand man.
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chief baron

Chief" bar"on
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  1. (Eng. Law) The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.
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chief constable

  • noun the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
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chief executive

  • noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
    President; United States President; President of the United States.
    • the President likes to jog every morning
  • noun the office of the United States head of state
    President; President of the United States.
    • a President is elected every four years
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chief 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)
    CEO; chief executive officer.
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chief financial officer

  • noun the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
    CFO.
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chief hare

Chief" hare`
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  1. (Zoöl.) A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare. ✍ It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ.
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chief joseph

  • noun leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
    Joseph.
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chief justice

  • noun the judge who presides over a supreme court
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Chief" jus"tice
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  1. The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court.
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chief of staff

  • noun the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
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chief of state

  • noun the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
    head of state.
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chief operating 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)
    CEO; chief executive officer.
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chief petty officer

  • noun a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank
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chief secretary

  • noun a member of the British Cabinet
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chief-justiceship

Chief"-jus"tice*ship noun
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  1. The office of chief justice.
    Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in accordance with his tastes. The Century.
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Commander in chief

  • noun the officer who holds the supreme command
    generalissimo.
    • in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief
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  • the military title of the officer who has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The President is commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States.
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Dexter chief, ∨ Dexter point

  • (Her.), a point in the dexter upper corner of the shield, being in the dexter extremity of the chief, as A in the cut.
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editor in chief

  • noun a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
    editor.
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Examination in chief, ∨ Direct examination

  • (Law), that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him.
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fire chief

  • noun the head of a fire department
    fire marshal.
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In chief

  • . (a) At the head; as, a commander in chief. (b) (Eng. Law) From the king, or sovereign; as, tenure in chief, tenure directly from the king.
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in-chief

  • adjective satellite indicating the head of a staff
    • editor-in-chief
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indian chief

  • noun the leader of a group of Native Americans
    Indian chieftain.
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joint chiefs

  • noun the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps
    Joint Chiefs.
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joint chiefs of staff

  • noun the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps
    Joint Chiefs.
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Little chief

  • . (Zoöl.) See Chief hare.
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little chief hare

  • noun North American pika
    Ochotona princeps.
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Little chief hare, ∨ Crying hare

  • . (Zoöl.) See Chief hare.
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police chief

  • noun a policeman in charge of a precinct
    police captain; captain.
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senior chief petty officer

  • noun a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
    SCPO.
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Sinister base, Sinister chief

  • . See under Escutcheon.
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Tenant in chief

  • by the laws of England, one who holds immediately of the king. According to the feudal system, all lands in England are considered as held immediately or mediately of the king, who is styled lord paramount. Such tenants, however, are considered as having the fee of the lands and permanent possession. Blackstone.
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tribal chief

  • noun the head of a tribe or clan
    chief; chieftain; headman.
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