subchief

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
  • As jobseekers race to game the bots, employers respond with ever-more complex screening tools.
    Nicholas Wyman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • After all, employers are not supposed to hire undocumented immigrants, but this provision has not been enforced effectively.
    Boston Herald, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The cliffhanger ending clearly indicates a third movie in the planning, so maybe the filmmakers are saving their big guns for a final chapter.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
  • Those big guns get thrown together on a top line when the Oilers need a spark, but have generally been split across the top-six over the last two rounds.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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“Subchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subchief. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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