editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

Examples of editor in chief in a Sentence

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In an era of eroding public trust and red-hot campus culture wars, the public higher education is now more political than ever, said Holden Thorp, editor in chief of the journal Science and former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ian Hodgson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025 And he’s vowed to return the site to its editorial roots, installing stalwart staff writer James Stacey as editor in chief. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024 Before joining the Times, Wick was the editor in chief of LAist. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Ideas By Nancy Gibbs December 4, 2024 8:00 AM EST Gibbs, a former writer and editor in chief at TIME, is the director of the Shorenstein Center and the Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 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

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“Editor in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editor%20in%20chief. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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