chief
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Radha Sterling, chief executive of campaign group Detained in Dubai which had lobbied for his release from prison, previously said she was "heartbroken" by news of the teenager's death.
From BBC
A chief culprit is Intel, which slumped after downbeat quarterly results.
She was previously chief reporter at a construction-industry magazine, also in London.
On Friday it picked To Lam Vietnam to be party chief, the post he currently holds, for the next five years, giving him another term to achieve his ambitious targets for Vietnam's economy.
From BBC
Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the National Assembly, said the party chief had received 180 out of 180 votes to remain in the top job.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.