chieftain

Example Sentences

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And it’s unclear whether corporate chieftains would view a possible strike as a way, at least in the short term, to save money on production costs.

From Los Angeles Times

Zaslav has long ranked among the highest paid corporate chieftains in America, even when he ran the relatively small cable programming company, Discovery.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a bet by Carlyle that it has finally found the right leader — and a chance for Mr. Schwartz to finally become a Wall Street chieftain, after losing a succession race at his former employer.

From New York Times

It gives us, superbly, the Mafia-dominated Sicily of 1901, from which the don-to-be flees as a small boy after his father, older brother and mother have been murdered by the village chieftain.

From Los Angeles Times

Bilateral meetings between heads of state and corporate chieftains take up much of their schedules.

From Reuters