editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

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Megan Frampton writes romantasy and historical romance under her own name and romantic women’s fiction as Megan Caldwell, and is the former editor in chief of CMJ New Music Report. Megan Frampton, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 Greg Moore, former editor in chief of The Denver Post, said Calhoun is a towering figure in journalism and has no Colorado peer. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026 Our global editorial director and US editor in chief Amy Astley sleeps soundly on this medium-firm mattress night after night thanks to five ergonomic zones for support and layers of soft organic natural latex. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026 Doherty began working at Reason in 1994, according to the publication’s obituary, left the company and returned in 2000 at the behest of Nick Gillespie, then editor in chief. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 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 1 Apr. 2026.

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