Phrase Hound found 117 phrases and 31 compound words that contain chief. The most common are listed below. Open chief in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 117
- chief executiveThe president of the United States.
- chief of staffThe senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.
- chief executive officerThe highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for carrying out the policies of the board of directors on a day-to-day basis; CEO.
- police chiefThe head or leader of a police department or constabulary of a local government.
- commander in chiefSupreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.
- editor-in-chiefAlternative spelling of editor in chief.
- chief justiceThe senior presiding justice of a court.
- chief ministerThe leader of government in many semi-autonomous and constituent federal states.
- chief of stateThe titular head of a nation, as a president or king.
- fire chiefA leader of a fire station; an officer in charge of firemen and fighting fires.
- chief financial officerThe executive who is in charge of financial affairs, notably as head of a financial department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board who lead the corporation or other organisation as a whole.
- chief operating officerA corporate officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for executing decisions of the chief executive officer (CEO) according to their decided schedule.
- chief of policeSynonym of police chief: The head or leader of a police department or constabulary of a local government.
- chief technology officerAn executive responsible for the technological development and often the overall technical infrastructure of the products of a business, typically directly accountable to the chief executive officer or the board.
- chief judgeThe principal, presiding, or most senior judge of especially a lower level court or of a circuit
- chief information officerAn executive who is in charge of the technical affairs of a business, notably as head of the information technology department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board.
- chief executivesplural of chief executive: The president of the United States.
- chief lordSynonym of overlord: the lord of a fee immediately owed personal service or rent by a tenant, a tenant's liege lord.
- crew chiefThe leader or the head of a crew.
- general-in-chiefA military rank or title in various armed forces.
- war chiefA chief who leads a group in wartime, a warlord, a war leader.
- Deputy Chief
- Chief Economist
- examination-in-chiefthe examination of a witness by the party who called them.
- chief of partyOne who provides leadership in the overall management of large projects or initiatives.
Compound words 31
- chieflyEspecially or primarily; above all.
- chiefdomThe role or status of chief.
- chieferyThe status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
- overchiefA higher-ranking chief; a leader of several chiefs.
- chiefieA chief.
- chiefessSynonym of chieftainess, a female chief.
- chieflessWithout a chief; leaderless.
- cochiefA joint chief.
- subchiefA lesser or secondary chief.
- chiefhoodThe state of being a chief.