chief

adjectiveB1 · Intermediate

The most important, the leader.

Meaning of «chief»

adjective

the most important, the leader

The chief reason for the delay was bad weather.

Translation

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«chief» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

person in charge of a group

leaderthe general word; guides a groupShe is the leader of our team.

headin charge of a school or organisationShe is the head of the school.

chiefthe top person, like in the police or fire serviceThe fire chief spoke to reporters.

captainleads a sports team, a ship or a planeThe captain of the ship spoke to the crew.

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