chief1 adjectivechief2 noun
chiefchief1 /tʃiːf/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Advertising provides the radio station's chief form of revenue.
- Rehnquist is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- the chief medical officer
- Troops have been stationed in the chief fortresses of the country.
- He was soon appointed chief engineer of the subsidiary company, Ashmore, Benson, Pease & Co.
- Matthew had made his fire plan and cleared it with chief officer of the Wellingham fire brigade.
- Mr Caserta led Caserta as president and chief executive.
- The chief internal auditor must be assisted by sufficient staff of the right quality and quantity.
- The chief policeman went on talking with the Brooks Brothers clerk, seemingly unperturbed by the size and mood of the mob.
- The duchess's chief failing seems to me an inability even to spell perjury.
- The new chief weapons inspector, Hans Blix, may make a difference.
THESAURUSmost important
[only before noun] most important: · What was your main aim?· the principal reason for their decision· the chief cause of the recession
[usually before noun] one of the most important or serious things: · Smoking is a major cause of heart disease.· Street crime is a major problem.
[usually before noun] most important – used especially when talking about the main thing that people are discussing, worried about, or trying to do: · Education will be the central issue in the election.· Our primary concern is passenger safety.
formal more important than anything else, so that you must consider it when deciding what to do: · Airport security is of paramount importance.· The needs of the students are paramount.
larger or more important than all the others: · the main entrance of the building· the main reason for his decision
most important. Chief and principal are more formal than main, and are often used in written English: · Coffee is the country’s principal export.· What is the company’s chief objective?
very important or serious: · Smoking is a major cause of heart disease.· Street crime is becoming a major problem.
most important, or the one that everything or everyone else depends on: · Education is likely to be a key issue in the election campaign.· Hooper was a key member of the team.· Diet is key.
especially spoken most important or best – this phrase sounds a little informal and it is used especially in spoken English: · Reliability is the number one priority.· the number one cause of death· He is still in the number one position.
most important – used especially about the most important aim, role, cause, or concern. Primary is more formal than main: · The primary aim of the project was to help students develop their communication skills.· Security is our primary concern.· The primary function of the university was considered to be the teaching of ‘the great cultural disciplines’.
very important or most important – used especially about the most important reason, cause, or aim, or about the most likely target or suspect.Prime is more formal than main: · Their prime objective is to increase profits for their shareholders.· Tourists are prime targets for theft and robbery.
most important – used especially about the things that people should pay most attention to: · the core skills of reading and writing· He wants the company to focus on its core business – advertising.· The party’s core values are individual freedom and reducing the amount of government bureaucracy.
most important and having more influence than anything else: · The U.S. played a central role in the peace negotiations.· a central theme of the book· The central question is, why are people still so attached to their cars?
most common, typical, or important: · Yellow was the predominant colour everywhere.· High arched windows are a predominant feature in English churches.· New York still has a predominant role in the contemporary art world.·
Longman Language Activatormore important than anything else more important than anything else: · Ben's main problem was lack of money.· You should clearly state your main idea at the beginning of the essay.· We walked up the stairs to the main entrance of the building.· The main reason kids don't get vaccinated is that parents don't realize how important it is.
more important than anything else. Chief and principal mean the same as main , but they are used especially in written or formal English: · Coffee is the country's principal export.· Kendall's chief complaint about the opera is that the characters are not historically accurate.· The chief purpose of the march was to draw attention to the poor condition of schools.
one of the most important or serious things - use this especially when there is a small number of really important things, but a larger number of less important things: · Smoking is a major cause of heart disease.· I thought we agreed to talk to each other before making any major decisions.major city (=large and important city): · Gang activity that was limited to major cities has now spilled over to towns and rural areas.
a key person or thing is one that is the most important because everything depends on them: · We don't have much time, so let's concentrate on the key issues.· Transport and communications are key areas of the economy.be key to (doing) something: · Laws are key to maintaining an orderly society.
: primary concern/responsibility/reason/role etc the most important one: · As always, security is our primary concern.· Financial reward is the primary reason most people work.
: prime suspect/target/candidate the one most likely to be chosen: · Tourists are prime targets for theft and robbery. · The FBI regarded him as its prime suspect in the case.· Cheryl is a prime candidate for the new managerial position.
more noticeable, more powerful, or more common than others: · Yellow is the predominant color in most of his paintings.· When we visited the country, our predominant impression was one of poverty and hardship.
use this about the main and most important parts of a subject, activity, plan etc: · We concentrate most on teaching the core skills of reading, writing, and mathematics.· The government will discuss what they say are the core issues of education and health care.
a manager in a high position an important manager who is in charge of a company or a department in a company: · The directors are meeting today to discuss the company's future.finance/sales/personnel etc director: · Have you met the new finance director?director of: · Dr Jane Wilde, director of the Health Promotion Agency
also chief executive officer/CEO American the manager with most authority in the normal, everyday management of a company. This job is often combined with other jobs, such as that of president: · Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive.chief executive of: · the CEO of General Motors
the person in charge of a large company or organization, especially in the US: · Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.president of: · the president of CBS news
American abbreviation VP the person in a company or organization who is directly below the president in rank, and who is usually responsible for a particular part of the company: · Meyer hopes to become the company's first female vice president.vice president of/for: · the vice president for sales and marketing· the VP of corporate affairs
the person who is in charge of a large company or organization, especially the most powerful member of its board: · Doreen's leaving party looked more like a board meeting, with the chairman and directors there to say goodbye.chairman/chairwoman of: · Manley gradually worked her way up, and within ten years became chairwoman of the board.· The Chairman of British Airways visited Downing Street last week.
British the person in charge of the daily management of a company or organization. This job is often combined with that of chairman: managing director of: · Silva has been appointed managing director of the sales division.· He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
the person in charge of an organization or department: head of: · the former head of MI5, the British Intelligence Service· She's the head of research and development.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs. Safety is our chief concern. The chief reason for this is that people are living longer. his chief rival for the job She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.
1[only before noun] highest in rank: One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs. Safety is our chief concern. The chief reason for this is that people are living longer. his chief rival for the job She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.· The company's main competitor is Vodafone.
· The president said his primary concern was the welfare of the American people.
· The prime minister was one of the main guests at the event.
· Who was her main opponent for the presidential nomination?
· one of the new law's main opponents
Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.· Who is the champion's main rival?
(also a spymaster)· Britain's first woman spy chief· John le Carré’s fictional spy master George Smiley
· She didn’t realise he was the prime suspect in a murder case.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· In due course the numbers will be drastically reduced by natural mortalities, disease and predators being the chief causes.· Criminologists have long argued that one of the chief causes of crime is fear of crime.· By then, of course, the hostages had become the chief cause.· In women aged 65 and older, spasms are one of the chief causes of loss of bladder control.· With Reagan, they had been the chief cause all along.· Neighbourliness among the poor suffered greatly during the inter-war years, when unemployment rather than low wages became the chief cause of poverty.
· The prioress seemed to regard my master as her chief concern.· Health care is probably the chief concern on the road.· According to one such report Richard's chief concern in the autumn of 1178 was with his southern frontier.· Dole, by contrast, did best among voters who listed the federal deficit as their chief concern.· Their chief concern is that their status as skilled specialists should be recognised and respected.· The liquidity problem remained the chief concern, said Saurabh Dani of Dani&.· Last year, with her sisters now undergraduates, 17-year-old Clare was our chief concern.· My own chief concern is with myth as a living whole.
· They included the chief constable, chief probation officer, and the chief crown prosecutor.· The chief constable is responsible for the direction and control of the force.· There are moves to have the chief constables of the new forces appointed directly by the Home Secretary instead of local police authorities.· The minister may also call for the retirement of a chief constable.· Leslie Sharp, Strathclyde's chief constable, last year won an extra £4.7 million to put another 155 officers on patrol.· It is virtually impossible for a Police Authority to obtain a report from a chief constable contrary to his wishes.· The county's chief constable, who heads a national committee on crime, says he hasn't the resources to cope.· Local worthies rarely challenged the rectitude of the chief constable.
· The selloff could begin this fall and continue into 1997, said Chuck Lambert, chief economist for the association.· Stiglitz left this week to become chief economist at the World Bank.
· We got out at Pendre and Graham and the chief engineer gave us very detailed guided tours showing the extent of operations.· So Rudd was appointed team manager and chief engineer for the season.· To reassure the public, Mulholland and his chief engineer rode out to the site on March 12 for an inspection.· He wanted to be chief engineer of Aston Martin.· Joseph King was head of the Midvale machine shop under Taylor, who by now was chief engineer in all but title.· The Ariadne's chief engineer, Lieutenant McCafferty, rarely ventured near his own domain.
· But Robert Brown, Bombardier's chief executive, told analysts yesterday the SkyWest deal involved no government subsidies.· B to become chief executive of Cognizant.· In each case the idea was generated internally and driven by a dynamic chief executive.· Mr Weissman will become chairman and chief executive of Cognizant.· Williams Holdings, the industrial holding company, was weaker after the company confirmed Brian McGowan is to resign as chief executive.· To a large extent, initiative in policy formation is centered in the chief executive.· The chief executives said they were having great difficulty coming up with novel products and services.
· I think Tomlinson will do a good job and restore credibility as chief inspector.· While he was chief inspector of schools parents could be sure that they had a powerful champion of high standards.· I assume the present senior chief inspector will produce his annual report next year.· His daughter's beauty had never ceased to surprise the chief inspector.· The chief inspector climbed in over the sill, eased down the window and found herself in the hall.· It was typical of his years as chief inspector of schools.
· The chief justice of the King's Bench pronounced the verdict.· Overall, Lucas, who retired in April 1996, was a successful chief justice.· Those who refused, including the chief justice, lost their jobs.· Two of the five supreme court judges are white, including the chief justice, Anthony Gubbay.· I was to visit all the chief justices east of the Mississippi.· Ten years later he became its chief justice.· This was the chief justice of the state supreme court!
· He was rescued by chief minister Robert Harley, who put him to work as a government spy and propagandist.· When he succeeded to the throne in 1625, Buckingham became his chief minister.· After that, any chief minister daring to build his own political base stood in danger of being turned out.· He was an archbishop, the king's chief minister, but he was also a cardinal of the Roman church.· Sharad Pawar, chief minister of Maharashtra, is by far the strongest Congress state leader.· In response, Kashmir's chief minister, Farooq Abdullah, produced new autonomy proposals.
· His chief negotiator, Education Minister Domingo Palermo, has not met with the rebels for days.
· The officers should be led by a chief executive assisted by a principal chief officers management team consisting of about six members.· Bob has been a member of the department for a very long time, a chief officer for a very long time.· The chief officer is the Registrar.· Stephany took over when former chief officer David Janssen resigned in February.· Each of these services had a separate department with its own chief officer.· The toughest chief officer, or the group with the most powerful chair, will usually win.· In practice much of the initiation and review of management policy fell to the four full-time members acting with the chief officers.· Below the chief officers the rest of the department's staff will be arranged on the same hierarchical basis.
· In fact, they were the chief reasons for watching the programme.· Refining overcapacity and falling profit margins are among the chief reasons, they said.· The software company's propriety was cited as the chief reason for Camelot's initial exclusion from the final bidding round.· Without doubt the chief reason for this is the eastern influence on the Byzantine Empire.· The chief reason for this was that people were living longer.· The chief reason for this appeared to be D'Amato's obnoxiously entertaining performances on the crystal bucket.
· Taylor and his chief rival, Alhaji Kromah, have announced they will run for president.· His chief rival for the nomination, Sen.· He stayed in office for two terms, a record 14 years, longer than did his chief rival, Gen.
· Note. -There is a separate procedure under section 86 for dealing with complaints against senior officers above the rank of chief superintendent.· Manciple disappeared and Stephen was questioned by a chief superintendent called Malm.· The chief superintendent was pleased with himself.· Blanche did not like the chief superintendent glowing smugly over her mistake.· The chief superintendent had something else to tell her.· The chief superintendent seemed to revel in the reprimand he issued to her.
He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland. the government’s chief medical officer2most important SYN main: One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs. Safety is our chief concern. The chief reason for this is that people are living longer. his chief rival for the job the prosecution’s chief witness She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them was revenge.► see thesaurus at important, main3chief cook and bottle washer someone who does a lot of small jobs to make sure that an event is successful – used humorouslychief1 adjectivechief2 noun
chiefchief2 ●●● W3 noun [countable] WORD ORIGINchief2
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French ‘head, chief’, from Latin caput ‘head’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a Native American tribal chief
- He was chief of SAS flight operations in Stockholm.
- the police chief
- But the then naval chief suspended the prison sentences; the men returned the money and were dismissed from the navy.
- But Yeltsin has met with only a handful of people in recent weeks, including Chernomyrdin and chief of staff Anatoly Chubais.
- His arms and legs were eaten by the principal chiefs of the nation, and the rest distributed among the people.
- Jeremy Boorda, who was chief of naval operations.
- That makes him chief of the largest urban forestry program in the nation.
- The role of the chief is crucial.
- Then the chief insulted him and the pony, saying the animal looked just like a mud pony.
THESAURUS
the person who is in charge of you at work. Boss sounds rather informal. The usual word to use in more formal English is manager: · Does your boss know you're looking for another job?
the person in charge of a business such as a shop, a bank, or a hotel, or of a part of a business: · I'd like to speak to the hotel manager.· the sales manager· the manager of an Italian restaurant
the person who is in charge of an organization or a department within that organization: · the head of the CIA· My wife's head of the French department at the university.· He was the former head of the American Cancer Society.
the most important person or one of the most important people in an organization such as the police, the fire department, or the army: · the chief of police· police/army/fire chiefs· Health chiefs have secured cash to build two new hospitals.
especially American English the person who is in charge of a large company or a department within a company: · the president of CBS news· Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.
British English the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company or organization: · He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
(also chief executive officer, CEO) the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company: · the CEO of General Motors· Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive.
someone who is in charge of a group of workers, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: · He was employed as a warehouse supervisor.
the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company: · If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager.
if you report to someone in a company, that person is directly in charge of you: · Jan is based in Birmingham and reports to the Head of Marketing.
describing someone’s position in an organization used about someone who has an important position in an organization. Senior can also be used about someone who has a higher position than you in an organization: · a senior executive· She’s a senior partner in a law firm.· She is senior to me.
[only before noun] used, especially in job titles, about someone who has the most important or one of the most important positions in an organization: · Carole is the company’s chief financial officer.· He’s the chief economist at Hangseng Bank.
[only before noun] used about someone who has a high position in an organization such as the government, the army, or the police: · high-ranking government officials· a high-ranking police officer
[only before noun] used about someone who is very good, important, or successful in their job: · a top lawyer· He’s one of the president’s top aides.· top diplomats
used about someone who has a low position in an organization. Junior can also be used about someone who has a lower position than you in an organization: · a junior clerk· a junior doctor· His role as naval officer was junior to Nelson.
[only before noun] an assistant manager, director, editor etc has a position just below a manager etc: · He’s an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard University.· She became assistant director at the Belgrade Theatre.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Los Angeles Police Chief Willie L. Williams Native American tribal chiefsCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.
1somebody in charge of an organization the most important person, or one of the most important people, in a company or organization – used especially in job titles and in news reportspolice/army/fire etc chief Los Angeles Police Chief Willie L. Williams (=used in job titles for people with the highest rank) They offered him the position of editor-in-chief.
They offered him the position of editor-in-chief. Native American tribal chiefs· The company's main competitor is Vodafone.
· The president said his primary concern was the welfare of the American people.
· The prime minister was one of the main guests at the event.
· Who was her main opponent for the presidential nomination?
· one of the new law's main opponents
Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.· Who is the champion's main rival?
(also a spymaster)· Britain's first woman spy chief· John le Carré’s fictional spy master George Smiley
· She didn’t realise he was the prime suspect in a murder case.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· At the center bottom of the U sat the highest-ranking man in the room, whose title was assistant section chief.· Y., the first municipality to require detectors, said Richard Salzmann, assistant chief of the Kingston fire department.
· Yeltsin fired his deputy chief of staff, Alexander I.. Kazakov, on Friday.· They included Erskine B.. Bowles, then deputy chief of staff.· One of the victims was a former deputy chief of defence staff, Sir Kenneth Hayr.· The West Wing job. Deputy chief of staff.· According to the same newspaper, the deputy chief of staff, Moshe Ya'alon, thinks in rather apocalyptic terms.· Michael D.. McGinty, deputy chief of Air Force personnel.· Sir John Day is now a deputy chief of the defence staff.· Soo-Il learned quickly and within several years was named civilian deputy chief, while he was still in his twenties.
· Like the vice-president, the chairman of the joint chiefs must keep his advice to the president secret.· On Saturday, the joint chiefs met with Arteaga and formally withdrew support from Bucaram.· The joint chiefs were unwilling to support a treaty at this juncture for strategic reasons.· The other members of the joint chiefs agreed with him that the Indochina conflict was the wrong war in the wrong place.· Acheson said that the joint chiefs of staff preferred the latter course of action.· He brushed aside the views of the joint chiefs of staff, ascribing their opposition to ignorance of the Far East.· He was chairman of the joint chiefs of staff several times, senators, presidents.
· Win that, often through a local chief, and you have a block of votes.· The local police chief had scared him off by threatening to arrest him for manslaughter if Annie perished.· This did not necessarily mean that all local party chiefs in the minorities were also lethargic during 1922.· All these schemes begin with a public meeting which local chiefs and members of parliament attend.· Marat Zakhidov, a senior member of parliament, knew all the local chiefs personally.· The Wingti government also claimed that the army's advance was largely unresisted and had been in response to the invitation of local chiefs.· He had been turned away from the door of a local clan chief and needed a place to spend the night.· Gatumba centre harboured small stocks belonging to the local rebel chiefs.
· Abdul Khader Salman Khamis as military chief of intelligence to replace Maj.-Gen.· Efforts to reorganize and liberalize the army alienated other military chiefs.· The change was hailed by gay campaigners and accepted-in some cases through gritted teeth-by military chiefs.· Victor Malu, the military chief of staff who is close to Obasanjo, have praised the U.S. aid program.· They issued a joint communiqué calling for continuing contacts between their military chiefs, exercise of restraint and maintaining channels of communication.
· He curbed the tribal chiefs and imposed a secular legal code.· But much of it also went into the unbridled and anachronistic opulence of the royal family and the main tribal chiefs.· Among the smaller northern peoples there was no tribal aristocracy, chiefs only being chosen temporarily for specific purposes such as war.· It was largely due to him that I managed to negotiate successfully with government officials and tribal chiefs during the months that followed.
NOUN· In 1988 Zia was the army chief.· Wahid considered appointing Wirahadikusumah as the new army chief.· Moshe Yaalon, the army chief of intelligence, told a news conference.· Mr Kostunica's main power is in appointing the foreign and defence ministers and the army chief of staff.· Upon taking office, Chavalit, a former army chief, wooed the military to try to shore up his political power.· He recently got a boost when Mr Mubarak replaced a rival, Salah Halabi, as army chief of staff.· Dennis Reimer, the Army chief of staff, who could lose as many as 40, 000 soldiers.
· Self also believes it is wrong to assume that bureau chiefs generally control a monopoly.· Benjamin Bradlee, the dashing Washington bureau chief for Newsweek.· Newsweek has a new Washington bureau chief, the first woman ever to serve in that post.· He has been a reporter, Washington correspondent, system editor, state editor and Baltimore County bureau chief.
· Because our Hueys had no guns except the machine guns the crew chief and gunner used, they were called slicks.· In other words, they helped the crew chiefs where required, as well as one another.· A boy called Red, the crew chief for this ship, helped me strap in on the right side.· The crew chief showed them the damage under the engine cowling.· Gary DeHart, two-time series champion Terry Labonte's crew chief, also was fined and placed on probation in Daytona.· All three crew chiefs work for Hendrick Motorsports.· The crew chief and gunner were also happy.· One crew chief stayed, dead.
· Government chief executives, like their counterparts in the private sector, have overall responsibility for how their organizations perform.
· Yet that is what fire chiefs say we should be doing if we want to make our homes safer.· Brown swore in his new fire chief, Bob Demmons, during a ceremony Tuesday morning.· Tot alarm wire alert FIRE chiefs yesterday warned parents to check the cables of baby alarms.· After six months in office, Brown has named minorities to such high-profile spots as police and fire chiefs.· There's no extra cash to pay for the search; fire chiefs are just hoping their alarm call is answered.· The bowling alley fire in a neighboring town that killed five firemen when my father was deputy fire chief.· Higuchi, a deputy fire chief for Los Angeles County since January 1994.
· In the wake of the Daily Post revelations, health chiefs have called an urgent meeting to discuss the matter.· Now regional health chiefs have decided against funding the service themselves.· The move, disclosed by health chiefs, is likely to create controversy after the outcry over school league tables.· Meanwhile the Health chiefs say they will carry out the recommendations.· Most health chiefs believe the reforms have gone too far and too fast according to a report published yesterday.
· Qiao Shi, the intelligence chief who had abstained in the martial law vote earlier, endorsed an immediate army crackdown.· Pallid and balding, Vladimiro Montesinos, 56, was Fujimori's intelligence chief and right-hand man.· His successor was General Manuel Noriega, his intelligence chief.
· Read in studio Police chiefs say an operation to stop an illegal rave party was a great success.· Law enforcement officials have denied knowing of any threats against the police chief before he was ambushed on Feb. 27.· In 1994, New Orleans hired a new police chief to rescue the corrupt, ineffective police department from itself.· The local police chief had scared him off by threatening to arrest him for manslaughter if Annie perished.· He had accused the Minister of the Interior and police chiefs of taking bribes from drug traffickers.· By then Bolcarro was playing ball with Nico, and so Morano, the police chief, surely was as well.· In the tiny northern town of Sugar Hill, the police chief picks one day a month and issues tickets.· If the police chief and mayor had not been at odds in 1992, we may not have had a riot.
· The security chief is involved in a court case in which some of his subordinates have been convicted of torture.· More information about what goes on in the community will allow the security chiefs to anticipate potential problems in school.· Alliance leader John Alderdice held emergency talks with the security chief at Stormont on the recent spate of murders and sectarian attacks.· The security chiefs agreed that their efforts at making schools safe still leave students unprotected on their way to and from school.· Only the security chiefs can guess how effective it would be, but large question-marks remain.· But security chiefs in the province intend to keep their men on full alert.· His security chief has now advised him to cancel the events planned at Coroa Vermelha.
VERB· Among those tipped to become the new party chief is Mr Wolfgang Berghofer, Dresden's reformist mayor.· The brave became a great chief, and he always took special care of his colt, which became a great horse.· That Jim Barksdale chose the last option and became chief of Netscape is now the stuff of internet folklore.· Ormea for twenty-four, after which he went on to become chief minister to his son and successor.· Bush persuaded him to resign the top foreign policy post and become White House chief of staff, in charge of the campaign.· Andy Card would become White House chief of staff.· Unfortunately, none of his immediate family members saw him become chief.
· Soo-Il learned quickly and within several years was named civilian deputy chief, while he was still in his twenties.· Under state law, one of the top three finishers must be named chief.· Meara, a 22-year veteran of the force, topped the examination process and is widely expected to be named chief Friday.· Steven Black was named chief operating officer at Smith Barney, succeeding Dimon.
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