editor in chief

editor in chief
noun
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
• Syn: ↑editor
• Derivationally related forms: ↑editorial (for: ↑editor), ↑editorship (for: ↑editor), ↑edit (for: ↑editor)
• Hyponyms:
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Bowdler, ↑Thomas Bowdler, ↑Cattell, ↑James McKeen Cattell, ↑Howe, ↑Irving Howe

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun (plural editors in chief)
: an editor who is the head of the entire editorial staff of a publication

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pl. editors in chief.
the policy-making executive or principal editor of a publishing house, publication, etc.
[1870-75]

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editor in chief,
the editor in charge of a newspaper, magazine, dictionary, or other work compiled by a group of people.

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noun, pl editors in chief [count]
: a person whose job is to be in charge of a group of editors

the magazine's editor in chief = the editor in chief of the magazine


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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