editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

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However, overall, most institutions do not have the financial wherewithal to offer tuition-free or no-loan aid programs, added Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s editor in chief. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025 Kamara recently stepped down at Dazed as editor in chief after a four-year tenure. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2025 In trying to distract from their alarming incompetence of having Jeff Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, in their Signal group chat about bombing Yemen, top Trump administration officials lied that there were no military secrets divulged to Goldberg. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025 Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to the group message. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025 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

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“Editor in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editor%20in%20chief. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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