Definitions

editor in chief

NOUN

person in charge of the editorial staff

Synonyms

WEAK

editorial director executive editor managing editor senior editor

Example Sentences

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Bari Weiss, the right-leaning opinion journalist who is now CBS News’ editor in chief, bragged last week that the network was “on quite a roll” in an X thread that cited Jiang’s Trump interview.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Doherty began working at Reason in 1994, according to the publication’s obituary, left the company and returned in 2000 at the behest of Nick Gillespie, then editor in chief.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Barron’s Senior Managing Editor Lauren R. Rublin speaks with Ben Levisohn, Barron’s new editor in chief, about stocks and sectors in the news, and where to find bargains now.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

The former Wall Street Journal editor in chief, who took the top spot at the Post in June 2024, tried to reset expectations for newsroom staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

He asked Cara if he could have a column about slang, and the editor in chief said okay, as long as everything in the column had a G rating.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements