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

There is palpable concern that Paramount CEO David Ellison will assign oversight of CNN to Bari Weiss, a digital entrepreneur and opinion writer installed last year as editor in chief of CBS News. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

According to our editor in chief, Estée Lauder’s Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer has held up through live TV filming, in-office meetings, and dinner events—all in the same day—so, yes, it’s built for the long haul. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg announced that Carlisle was joining the magazine as a staff writer on Friday. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

His father, the late Mike Wallace, was an original correspondent on 60 Minutes, which is now under Paramount’s ownership and has faced dramatic turnover and controversy since opinion journalist Bari Weiss was installed as CBS News’ editor in chief. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 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