transcription, транскрипция: [ tʃi:f ]
( chiefs)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
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.
N-COUNT : with supp
2.
The chief of a tribe is its leader.
...Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains.
N-COUNT ; N-TITLE
3.
Chief is used in the job titles of the most senior worker or workers of a particular kind in an organization.
...the chief test pilot.
= head
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
The chief cause, part, or member of something is the most important one.
Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce...
The job went to one of his chief rivals.
= main, principal
ADJ : ADJ n