Chief
//t͡ʃiːf//
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The word "chief" can be used as noun, adjective, verb and adjective.
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CEO air chief marshal arch-chief archchief assistant chief constable band chief base chief big white chief case in chief case-in-chief champion in chief champion-in-chief chief cell chief constable chief cook and bottle washer chief cook and bottle-washer chief editor chief executive chief executive officer chief experience officer chief financial officer chief hare chief information officer chief judge chief justice chief legal officer chief lord chief magistrate chief mate chief medical advisor chief medical officer chief minister chief of party chief of police chief of staff chief of state chief operating officer chief petty officer chief petty officer first class chief petty officer second class chief priest chief rent chief scientist chief super chief technical officer chief technological officer chief technology officer chief warrant officer chief-justice chiefdom chiefery chiefess chiefhood chiefie chiefless chiefling chiefly chiefly chiefness chiefry chiefship chieftess cochief commander in chief commander-in-chief condoled chief crew chief deputy chief constable dexter chief editor in chief editor-in-chief examination-in-chief fire chief in chief master chief petty officer master chief warrant officer overchief paramount chief per chief police chief redactor-in-chief senior chief petty officer senior chief warrant officer subchief tenant-in-chief too many chiefs and not enough Indians tribal chief umpire-in-chief underchief vassal-in-chief war chief
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aboriginal also also indian american american indian authoritative authority banana big big boss big headdress big man boat boat captain boss boss man brave braves brief bull but but longer cannabis captain ceo charge chef chef with chiefest chieftain city clan clan leader commander commander in complaint cook cooker department designation dog dress elder engine escutcheon executive executive officer feather feather dress feather hat feather headdress feathered feathered hat feathered headdress feathers fire fire captain fire department fire leader fire police fire station firefighter fireman followers general going guy hail hail to halo halo master hat have head head aboriginal head dress head firefighter head fireman head guy head honcho head indian head justice head leader head man head member head of head person head police head policeman head tribe head tribesman headdress headdress teepee headman headmaster hierarchical hierarchical designation high high rank honcho importance important in in charge in indian indian indian boss indian captain indian commander indian elder indian general indian have indian head indian king indian leader indian leaders indian lord indian man indian master indian name indian president indian rank indian ruler indian society indian top indian tribe indian tribes indian villages job justice kansas kansas city kansas team keep keep going king kitchen lead lead indian leader leader indian leader position leader tribe leaders leadership leadership position leadership role leading like like boss like brief like captain like chef longer lord main main importance main indian main man main person man manager many feathers master master spartan mayor mayor tribe member middle military military rank most most senior name native native american native boss native leader natives navy navy leader of police office officer operating operating officer or indian person person cook police police boss police captain police fire police head police leader police man police officer police rank policeman pontiac position power president president is primary principal rank ranking restaurants role ruler ruling ruling tribe senior shaman shield shorter site sitting sitting bull smoke society spartan state station status superiority team teepee th th headman title top top banana top boss top dog top firefighter top guy top indian top person top policeman train train engine tribal tribal boss tribal elder tribal head tribal leader tribal lord tribe tribe boss tribe head tribe leader tribes tribes head tribesman tyrol village village elder village leader villages warrior warrior leader work work site
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