Chief
21Chief — [tʃi:f ], der; s, s (englische Bezeichnung für Chef, Häuptling) …
22chief — 01. My [chief] concern with the plan is the cost. 02. A [chief] scientist at the research institute says that average temperatures in the region this year are the highest on record. 03. Doctors say the disease is dangerous [chiefly] to the… …
23chief — One who is put above the rest. Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the best or most important or valuable of several; paramount; of leading importance. Declaration in chief is a declaration for the principal cause of action …
24chief — One who is put above the rest. Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the best or most important or valuable of several; paramount; of leading importance. Declaration in chief is a declaration for the principal cause of action …
25chief — chief1 W2S2 [tʃi:f] adj 1.) [only before noun] highest in rank ▪ He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland. ▪ the government s chief medical officer 2.) most important = ↑main →↑chiefly ▪ One of the chief causes of crime… …
26chief — chiefless, adj. chiefship, n. /cheef/, n. 1. the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police. 2. the head or ruler of a tribe or clan: an Indian chief. 3. (cap.) U.S. Army. a title of some… …
27chief — In A Dictionary of Sailor’s Slang, by Wilfred Granville, we are told that ‘Chief is used as a less formal mode of address by an officer to a Chief Petty Officer. Chiefy is most used on the lower deck.’ ‘Chief’ might also be used by a British… …
28chief — 1 /tSi:f/ adjective 1 most important; main: One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs. | the prosecution s chief witness see also: chiefly 2 highest in rank: the chief accountant | the chief political correspondent of the Washington Post 3… …
29chief — chief1 [ tʃif ] adjective only before noun *** 1. ) main or most important: The majority of the market has gone to their chief rival, Gateway. Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty during the 1930s. Dana had always considered her looks her… …
30chief — [[t]tʃi͟ːf[/t]] ♦ chiefs 1) N COUNT: with supp The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it. ...a commission appointed by the police chief. ...Putin s chief of security. 2) N COUNT; N TITLE The chief of a tribe is its leader …
