editor in chief

noun

plural

editors in chief 

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

editor in chief

noun

1. the controlling editor of a publication

Word History and Origins

Origin of editor in chief¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

She became the publication’s second editor in chief, and the second Black person ever to hold that title under the publishing giant Condé Nast.

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“Luxury now is about going beyond clothes and accessories — it’s about connecting customers to a world they can step into,” says Dora Fung, editor in chief of 10 Magazine USA, an independent luxury publication.

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“I don’t remember a scandal like this,” says Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine.

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That has included purchasing the news and opinion site the Free Press and installing its chief Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News.

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According to his LinkedIn page, he is the managing director and editor in chief of International Interest, which “advises on political environments across the globe.”

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