editor in chief
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of editor in chief
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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She recently completed her tenure as editor in chief of the Williams Record, where she previously served as executive editor of investigations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Then Mr. Pelley accused the CBS News editor in chief, Bari Weiss, of “murdering ‘60 Minutes.’”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
During her college career, she served as the editor in chief of her student newspaper, The Collegian, and interned at three local newsrooms, most recently ABC30 Action News.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The hard part wasn’t deciding whether it belonged in a journal that I oversee as editor in chief.
From Slate • May 3, 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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