subchief

Definition of subchiefnext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subchief
Noun
  • Felipe is the subdirector of an art museum in Santiago, so regional arts and crafts were also on the agenda.
    Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Ana Maria Castaño, the ecosystems subdirector with Corantioquia, Antioquia’s environmental authority, agrees.
    Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 13 June 2020
Noun
  • That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.
    Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Private employers accounted for 172,000 of those jobs, the strongest gain since December 2024.
    Benzinga, Freep.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The comedy big guns come out to pay their respects to the groundbreaking genius whose comedy is still radical — Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are just a few.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Sunday’s iteration – David Pastrnak-Pavel Zacha-Casey Mittelstadt – finished minus-2 and were outplayed by the Sens’ big guns.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Subchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subchief. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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