chiefs
- plural of chief.
Example Sentences
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However, council chiefs said food vouchers are still available through the Crisis and Resilience Fund, which replaced the previous Household Support Fund in April.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The role of prime minister does not typically include a say on military strategy or frontline operations, where Zelensky and his military chiefs call the shots.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Central-bank chiefs typically steer clear of discussing politics directly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Forward guidance has been used by previous Fed chiefs to shape financial-market views on the economy and expectations for interest-rate changes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Large and densely populated islands supported craft specialists who produced a wide range of prestige goods for chiefs—such as the feather capes reserved for Hawaiian chiefs and made of tens of thousands of bird feathers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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