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chief
noun
the
leader
of
a
tribe
,
clan
,
or
other
traditional
community
•
The
village
chief
welcomed
the
visitors
with
a
friendly
smile
.
The
village
chief
welcomed
the
visitors
with
a
friendly
smile
.
•
At
dawn
,
the
chief
led
the
hunters
into
the
forest
.
At
dawn
,
the
chief
led
the
hunters
into
the
forest
.
From
Middle
English
chef
,
from
Old
French
chief
(“
head
,
leader
”),
from
Latin
caput
(“
head
”).
noun
the
person
who
is
in
charge
of
a
department
,
organization
,
or
group
•
The
fire
chief
inspected
the
new
trucks
at
the
station
.
The
fire
chief
inspected
the
new
trucks
at
the
station
.
•
Our
new
police
chief
plans
to
improve
community
relations
.
Our
new
police
chief
plans
to
improve
community
relations
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
,
but
extended
in
modern
English
to
official
titles
such
as
“
police
chief
”
and
“
chief
executive
.”
noun
the
leader
of
a
tribe
or
traditional
community
•
The
chief
welcomed
the
visitors
to
the
village
.
The
chief
welcomed
the
visitors
to
the
village
.
•
After
the
old
chief
passed
away
,
his
daughter
was
chosen
to
lead
.
After
the
old
chief
passed
away
,
his
daughter
was
chosen
to
lead
.
noun
the
person
with
the
highest
rank
in
a
department
,
group
,
or
organization
•
The
fire
chief
inspected
the
new
station
before
it
opened
.
The
fire
chief
inspected
the
new
station
before
it
opened
.
•
Our
police
chief
held
a
press
conference
about
the
investigation
.
Our
police
chief
held
a
press
conference
about
the
investigation
.
adjective
most
important
or
main
•
Safety
is
our
chief
concern
during
the
field
trip
.
Safety
is
our
chief
concern
during
the
field
trip
.
•
Pollution
is
the
chief
cause
of
the
river
’
s
decline
.
Pollution
is
the
chief
cause
of
the
river
’
s
decline
.
Developed
from
the
noun
sense
to
describe
the
leading
or
most
important
thing
in
a
set
,
first
recorded
in
the
14th
century
.
adjective
most
important
or
main
•
Our
chief
concern
is
safety
during
the
festival
.
Our
chief
concern
is
safety
during
the
festival
.
•
Water
is
the
chief
ingredient
in
the
soup
.
Water
is
the
chief
ingredient
in
the
soup
.
noun
used
as
a
friendly
way
to
address
a
man
when
you
do
not
know
his
name
•
Thanks
,
chief
,
I'll
be
on
my
way
.
Thanks
,
chief
,
I'll
be
on
my
way
.
•
Morning
,
chief
!
Morning
,
chief
!