chief

1. A person who is in charge (synset 110182584)
   "the head of the whole operation"
   is a type of: leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
   subtypes:

   • administrator, executive - someone who manages a government agency or department
   • administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business
   • capo - the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate
   • department head - the head of a department
   • don, father - the head of an organized crime family
   • general, superior general - the head of a religious order or congregation
   • general manager - the highest ranking manager
   • grand dragon - a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan
   • head of household - the head of a household or family or tribe
   • secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government
   same as: head, top dog
2. A person who exercises control over workers (synset 110123978)
   "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
   is a type of: supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of
   subtypes:

   • baas - South African term for `boss'
   • ganger - the foreman of a work gang
   • assistant foreman, straw boss - a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers
   same as: boss, foreman, gaffer, honcho
3. The head of a tribe or clan (synset 110183618)
   is a type of: leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
   subtypes:

   • indian chief, indian chieftain - the leader of a group of Native Americans
   • pendragon - the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons
   specific instances:

   • glendower, owen glendower - Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416)
   • hrolf, rolf, rollo - Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
   same as: chieftain, headman, tribal chief

1. Most important element (synset 301280536)
   "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
   similar to: important, of import - of great significance or value
   same as: main, master, primary, principal

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing