tribal chief

Examples

• All

• The tribal chief, he observed, "is often the best judge on matters which affect the customs of his tribe."

  Academic text (1995)

• In Afghanistan, this would mean recognizing the need to deal with warlords, tribal chiefs, and members of the Taliban.

  Academic text (2010)

• This is not to suggest that all these tribal chiefs can or should be made into local partners.

  Academic text (2011)

• He was actually the son of a tribal chief and he was asked one day, how did you learn to be a great leader?

  Evan Carmichael

• Aren't you the tribal chief?

  Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

• There is going to be a delay in our acknowledgment of your position as tribal chief.

  A United Kingdom (2016)

• One time he helped baptize the daughter of a tribal chief with the consent of the girl's mother.

  Blog text (4)

• Genghis Khan was the third son of a minor tribal chief, and look what he was able to achieve.

  Blog text (13)

• Little Turtle played the part of tribal chief and put his Miamis' interests before those of other peoples.

  Academic text (1992)

• The majority of homicide cases, particularly those occurring within the ashira (clan), are settled through the mediation of tribal chiefs.

  Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

C

chief

vstribal chief

∞ 1.9

A person who leads a group or community

is specifically the leader of a tribe or clan rather than any group

S

sheik

vstribal chief

45 7.5

A respected older person who leads an Arab tribe or village

is the neutral tribe or clan leader term without Arabic cultural focus

P

patriarch

vstribal chief

23 6.7

A man who leads a family or group with authority

is the tribal leader role focusing on social leadership, not seniority alone

C

chieftain

vstribal chief

17 7.9

A person who leads a group like a tribe or clan

is the general leader role without historic or ceremonial emphasis

I

Indian chief

vstribal chief

6 4.2

A leader of a Native American tribe

is the broader tribal leader term not limited to that culture

H

headman

vstribal chief

3 7.3

A man who leads a village or tribe and makes decisions for the group

is the leader role not limited to one gender

C

cacique

vstribal chief

1 9.9

A native leader who makes decisions for a village or tribe

is the general tribal leader not tied to that regional term

S

sachem

vstribal chief

• US

1 9.9

A leader of some Native American tribes, especially the Algonquian people

is the general tribal leader across cultures rather than that specific office

T

tribal sheikh

vstribal chief

1 8.7

A person who leads an Arab family group or village and makes important community decisions

is the wider leader role not specific to Arab cultural settings

T

tribal sheik

vstribal chief

1 8.5

A respected elder who leads a tribe or village

is the general tribal leader not restricted to that cultural context

H

headwoman

vstribal chief

1 8.1

A woman who leads a tribe or clan

is the leader role not limited to one gender

S

shaykh

vstribal chief

1 8.9

A tribal leader who makes decisions and cares for a clan or community

is the broader tribe leader label not tied to Arab regions

A

Arab chief

vstribal chief

1 6.7

A person who leads an Arab village, tribe, or family and has power in the community

is the general leadership role across all traditional tribal societies

I

Indian chieftain

vstribal chief

1 8.9

A leader of a Native American tribe who guides the people

is the general tribe leader term outside that specific cultural label

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology