editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

Examples of editor in chief in a Sentence

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The latest: The three editors let go, according to two newsroom sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, were Nick Baker and Marc Hochstein, both deputy editors in chief, and Kevin Reynolds, the editor in chief. Brady Dale, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 Brian Metzler is the editor in chief of RUN and the founding editor of Trail Runner. Mark Eller, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2024 As Chris Anderson, former editor in chief of Wired, pointed out in a post on X, Tesla’s FSD doesn’t work on his Bay Area commute. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024 Needless to say, a key part of the book is Sozzani’s relationship with her younger sister Franca, the longtime Vogue Italia editor in chief who died in 2016. Sandra Salibian, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for editor in chief 

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of editor in chief was in 1810

Dictionary Entries Near editor in chief

editorialize

editor in chief

edit out

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“Editor in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editor%20in%20chief. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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