editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

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That study was withdrawn from the journal Vaccine in October, according to Angela Rasmussen, one of the editors in chief of the journal. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 May 2026 Dora Fung, editor in chief of 10 Magazine USA, agrees with Lowson. Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 1 May 2026 Miranda is a riff on Vogue’s former editor in chief Anna Wintour, who used to be irritated by her caricature but eventually came around. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 Bartosz Wieliski, the deputy editor in chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, met Poczobut at the border and said the journalist went straight to a hospital for a checkup. ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026 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 13 May. 2026.

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