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

The Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard will go to Sara Moonves, editor in chief of W Magazine. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025

Milne is the first major executive to leave the news division following the appointment of Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News, amid changes under new owners Skydance. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025

The former vice president and 2024 presidential candidate sat down with Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell on Day 2 of the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit to discuss her new book, the future of the Democratic party, and her 107-day race for president that ended in defeat. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025

She was named editor in chief at CBS News last week by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, and CBS News staffers have been roiled in the aftermath. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025

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