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

Inside Vanity Fair, a new editor in chief is doing damage control for the attention now fixed on one of his most high-profile hires.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Salon

“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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal