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chief BrE / tʃiːf /  NAmE / tʃiːf / Native audio playback is not supported. chief(noun)BrE / tʃiːf /  NAmE / tʃiːf / a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organizationarmy/industry/police chiefsa leader or ruler of a people or communityChief ButheleziChief Crazy Horseused to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the workExtra ExamplesSanger was appointed chief of the Fire Department.Health chiefs say waiting times are down.Politicians are demanding the resignation of the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.Security chiefs are keeping their men on full alert after the bomb threat.Virgin chief, Richard Branson, may take legal action against the newspaper.We spoke to a former CIA chief of European operations.the police/fire chiefWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French chief, chef, based on Latin caput ‘head’.

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(noun) army/industry/police chiefschief buthelezichief crazy horsesanger was appointed chief of the fire department. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=chief This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	chief
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / tʃiːf / NAmE / tʃiːf /
Example	army/industry/police chiefs chief buthelezi chief crazy horse sanger was appointed chief of the fire department.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=chief
Content	chief (noun)BrE / tʃiːf / NAmE / tʃiːf / a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization army/industry/police chiefs a leader or ruler of a people or community Chief Buthelezi Chief Crazy Horse used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the work Extra Examples Sanger was appointed chief of the Fire Department. Health chiefs say waiting times are down. Politicians are demanding the resignation of the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Security chiefs are keeping their men on full alert after the bomb threat. Virgin chief, Richard Branson, may take legal action against the newspaper. We spoke to a former CIA chief of European operations. the police/fire chief Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chief, chef, based on Latin caput ‘head’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Chief Tʃiːf People Department Noun Bre Army/Industry/Police Buthelezi

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