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

The call was from Anna Zamaraeva, who was now the deputy editor in chief of African Initiative, which the U.S.

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He is installing the outspoken journalist as editor in chief of CBS News and empowering her to set the storied news organization’s editorial vision.

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Weiss, 41, is joining CBS News in a new role of editor in chief, according to people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to comment publicly.

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His publicists invited her under the pretense of a business dinner with Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, then White surprised Dobrev instead.

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Nearly two decades after the fact, Anna Wintour is finally giving her review of “The Devil Wears Prada,” the 2006 Anne Hathaway comedy built around the onetime Vogue editor in chief’s notorious style of leadership.

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