editor in chief
Americannoun
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editors in chief
plural
noun
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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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