in-chief
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- adjective
- /ɪnˈtʃiːf/
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- According to the U.S. Constitution, the President is the commander in chief of the armed forces.
- commander in-chief
- editor in-chief
- president as commander in-chief
So you're a mother, you're an editor in chief, you're a wife.
- So you're a mother, you're an editor in chief, you're a wife.
- But we begin today with Rich Lowry, editor in chief of National Review.
- You started the Journal of Machine Learning Research and served as its editor in chief.
- It's painstaking work, but it's something I will be committed to as commander in chief.
- And he's also the editor in chief, as luck would have it, of the journal Intelligence.
- We are returning to our sort of medical professional in chief, Doctor Irwin Redlener.
- We have a conspiracy peddler in chief.
- Can you just give me a brief background on who Sidney Gottlieb is and the story behind The Poisoner in Chief?
- Perhaps there are many things that I will never get over as it pertains to a convicted felon, Donald Trump, felon in chief.
Examples
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We have the complete confidence and trust of the commander-in-chief, as well we should.
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I want you to meet our editor in chief.
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The President is also the commander in chief.
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He's the commander in chief and all the rest.
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As commander in chief, King Joseph knew his forces were overstretched.
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I move... I move that Colonel Cromwell be appointed... commander in chief of the army.
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1775 - Appointed commander in chief of the Continental forces.
Fiction book (2001) -
- Without further ado, please welcome our commander in chief, Geena Davis.
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In 1979, he became president of the republic, commander-in-chief of the military, and remained secretary-general of the party.
Academic text (1995) -
The editor in chief reviewed every article before publication.
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Morphology
Etymology
In-chief comes from the word chief, which means 'head' or 'leader'. So when it follows a title (as in 'commander-in-chief' or 'editor-in-chief') it shows the person is the top or most important leader.