editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

Examples of editor in chief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At around 6pm, Allure’s editor in chief Jessica Cruel took the mic to address the crowd of eager, beauty-loving attendees. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

There have been reports of internal strife at the London bureau at CBS News over the tone of its Middle East coverage since Bari Weiss, a strong supporter of Israel, took over as the network’s editor in chief last year. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

The Crawford controversy comes as CBS News has embraced more opinion under Bari Weiss, a digital entrepreneur who was named editor in chief of the Skydance operation in 2025. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Aldo Jarillo Share full article Radhika Jones is a writer and a former editor in chief of Vanity Fair. — Radhika Jones, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for editor in chief

• beef
• brief
• fief
• grief
• leaf
• lief
• reef
• reif
• seif
• sheaf
• thief
• belief