editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

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The Atlantic Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, landed arguably the biggest scoop of Trump’s first 100 days when he was mistakenly added to a group chat with a number of top intelligence and defense officials. Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 6 May 2025 Excluding the years of 1996 (co-chaired by then Harper’s Bazaar editor in chief Liz Tilberis) and 1998 (co-chaired by Miuccia Prada, Paula Cussi, and Pia Getty), Wintour has co-chaired every gala since, pumping star power, imaginative grandeur, and the might of Vogue into the event. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025 Among the 35 guests joining the editor in chief, Thom Bettridge, and Karlie Kloss, whose media company has acquired the magazine, were the model Devyn Garcia, the stylist Stella Greenspan and the Luar fashion designer Raul Lopez. Laura Neilson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Radhika Jones will depart as editor in chief of Vanity Fair this spring, after more than seven years at the helm of the influential Condé Nast title. Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for editor in chief

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 13 May. 2025.

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