editor in chief

American  

noun

• editors in chief
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• editors in chief
  plural

Etymology

Origin of editor in chief

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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editor in chief

Pricing AI solutions on their outcomes could win over skeptical CIOs and ease worries about token costs, Constellation Insights editor in chief Larry Dignan wrote in a June note.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

CBS News executives are trying to fill several correspondent roles after veterans Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega and executive producer Tanya Simon were fired by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

And if you liked these recommendations, you might like Your Morning Slate, a newsletter that gives you three handpicked recommendations bright and early from Slate’s editor in chief, plus highlights from our homepage.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

John Mecklin, current editor in chief of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, is retiring after 15 years.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

And despite his own paper’s editorial, not even the editor in chief of the Chicago Tribune, Horace White, smelled a good story in the smoke that was blowing into his neighborhood.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy