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plural of chief
Synonyms & Antonyms of chiefs
1
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
- the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son
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2
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
- our chief is out on a business trip right now
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- leadmen,
- managers,
- overseers,
- principals,
- skippers,
- standard-bearers,
- stewards,
- straw bosses,
- superintendents,
- superiors,
- supervisors
- dominators,
- lords,
- overlords,
- potentates,
- rulers,
- sovereigns
- (also sovrans)
- coheads
- (or co-heads),
- coleaders
- (or co-leaders)
- subchiefs
- (or sub-chiefs),
- subdirectors
- (or sub-directors)
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“Chiefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiefs. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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