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editor in chief

American  

noun

  • editors in chief
    plural
  1. the policy-making executive or principal editor of a publishing house, publication, etc.


editor in chief British  

noun

  1. the controlling editor of a publication

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of editor in chief

First recorded in 1870–75


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Craig Torres is editor in chief of the Andersen Institute for Finance and Economics.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Friend of Slate Jay Willis, the editor in chief of Balls & Strikes, writes about the devolution of SCOTUSblog, the go-to outlet for Supreme Court news for nearly a quarter century.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Take it from me, longtime Colorado resident and a former editor in chief of Aspen magazine, who has visited Boulder many times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

CBS News has already seen significant upheaval since Ellison installed Bari Weiss as editor in chief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He asked Cara if he could have a column about slang, and the editor in chief said okay, as long as everything in the column had a G rating.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

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