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The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.

All firefighters report to the fire chief.
Origin: From , chef, from , chief, from , from (from which also captain, chieftain), from , from . through Latin (possibly also related to cape and cap from ); doublet of through Proto-Indo-European. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(uncountable, only with "in") Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.

Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.
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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.

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