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 Elis Kiss has been appointed Vogue Greece’s new editor in chief. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 15 July 2024 In the article, editor in chief Rich Lowry misleadingly claimed every level of the trial was biased against Mr. Trump, including the judge’s handling of the case and the prosecution’s presentation of the charges. Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 31 May 2024 The jury saw texts between Pecker and Dylan Howard, the editor in chief at the National Enquirer at the time. Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024 Prime Time to Save Stats and Curiosities: From Harvard Business Review Book Buy Now Frontiers in Social Innovation: The Essential Handbook for Creating, Deploying, and Sustaining Creative Solutions to Systemic Problems Book Buy Now Adi Ignatius is the editor in chief of Harvard Business Review. Adi Ignatius, Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for editor in chief 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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