in chief

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in chief

/ɪn t͡ʃiːf/

Rhymes with -iːf

adjective

after a noun Executive, the highest in command.
humorous, after a noun The chief example; the worst offender. No, it can't be Bill who gets assigned to this task. That dude is the slacker in chief around here.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, chief. In the chief of the escutcheon. Erm. a fesse betw. two demi lions in chief and three mascles in base gu.

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@misc{in_chief_2026,
  title = {in chief},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20chief},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}