editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

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Dames tasked Dan Thawley, former editor in chief of A Magazine Curated By and current artistic director of the Matter and Shape design show in Paris, to oversee the selection. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025 The latter deal also involved Weiss, a former newspaper op-ed columnist with no broadcast TV experience, taking on the role of editor in chief of CBS News. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025 Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 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 See All Example Sentences for editor in chief

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Nov. 2025.

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