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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Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic’s editor in chief, suggested “staking” Coppins $10,000 so he wouldn’t be betting with his own money.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

The hard part wasn’t deciding whether it belonged in a journal that I oversee as editor in chief.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

“The question we wanted to answer is, is the American consumer missing out?” said Alistair Weaver, Edmunds’s editor in chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Those belts, if you’ll remember, were the trigger for Meryl Streep’s Oscar-nominated speech about how her imperious fashion magazine editor in chief Miranda Priestly creates trends that trickle down to the rest of us rabble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Joey said, “I don’t. You started it, and you’re still the editor in chief, so I vote that we keep the name the same.”

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements