editor in chief

American  

noun

plural

editors in chief

1. the policy-making executive or principal editor of a publishing house, publication, etc.

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editor in chief British  

noun

1. the controlling editor of a publication

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Etymology

Origin of editor in chief

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and the University of Oxford, where she served as editor in chief of the student newspaper.

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He is a graduate of University of Oxford, where he served as editor in chief of the Oxford Student newspaper and editor of the Oxford Political Review.

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She served as editor in chief of Real Simple, a home and organizing lifestyle magazine.

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There, he was editor in chief of the Brown Daily Herald, the school's student-run paper.

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Previously, Matt was a co-founder and the editor in chief of Debtwire, a media startup that was purchased by the Financial Times.

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