How do you use Chief in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like main or boss, plus the exact meaning.

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Chief in a sentence

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Chief meaning

  1. The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
  2. Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
  3. The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.

Synonyms of Chief

main boss honcho gaffer foreman leader top dog head of import important principal primary supervisor

Example sentences (20)

Leia Fletes, the county’s chief of government relations, wrote to then-county Chief Operations Officer Luther Snoke.

Goa’s former Chief Minister Churchill Alemao is likely to join the NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

He said the Chief Minister was accompanied by four of his cabinet ministers and Manipur BJP chief Sarada Devi.

Lee was chief product officer of MobileCoin, the former chief technology officer of Square, and the founder of Cash App.

Gen Asim informed the PTI chief that it was not his job as army chief to meet politicians, Geo News reported.

Chief Ortega Emerhor and Chief Ede Dafinone, despite being a candidate, are really not comfortable in Omo-Agege’s company.

Joining me on the call are Kevin Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Elias Habayeb, Chief Financial Officer.

He was speaking yesterday when at community house where Paramount chief Mpezeni and chief Maguya of Eastern Province called on him.

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He has worked both as the chief executive officer and the chief creative officer of his namesake line created in Los Angeles in 2014.

Bouza "was a very complex person," said Bob Lutz, a Minneapolis deputy chief under Bouza who went on to become Bloomington's police chief.

Joining me today are Ynon Kreiz, Mattel's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and Anthony DiSilvestro, Mattel's Chief Financial Officer.

Allison Ellsworth is chief brand officer today; Stephen Ellsworth is chief product officer.

Bidhan Chandra Roy, who was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, continued his career as a doctor even when he was the Chief Minister.

Fischer has been part of the EMP team since 2013, joining as chief financial officer and also acting as chief operating officer since 2022.

Ashok Gehlot, who was one of the frontrunners along with Sachin Pilot, was picked by then Congress chief Rahul Gandhi as the Chief Minister.

Chief Buthelezi was hereditary chief of the Zulus, South Africa’s largest ethnic group.

Joining me on the call today are Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Lynn Bamford; and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Chris Farkas.

After more than two years with an interim chief leading the Berkeley Police Department, the City Council may appoint a permanent chief Thursday.

Earlier Pat McFadden, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said "it will be for the chief whip and the leader to decide what happens next".

Chief Leonard Standingontheroad was officially sworn in as the Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations in a ceremony Friday Jan.

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Common combinations with chief

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chief" in a sentence?
An example: "Leia Fletes, the county’s chief of government relations, wrote to then-county Chief Operations Officer Luther Snoke." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "chief" from real English texts.
What does "chief" mean?
Chief means: The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
What are synonyms of "chief"?
Common synonyms of "chief" include: main, boss, honcho, gaffer, foreman, leader, top dog, head. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "chief" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "chief", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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