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chiefs, plural;
  1. A leader or ruler of a people or clan
    • - the chief of the village
    • - the Tlingit chief
    • - an island where Chief Seattle was born
  2. The person with the highest rank in an organization
    • - a bureau chief
    • - the chief of police
  3. An informal form of address, esp. to someone of superior rank or status
    • - it's quite simple, chief
  4. An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield

  5. The upper third of the field

  1. (chief) head: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
  2. chief(a): most important element; "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"
  3. (chief) foreman: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
  4. (chief) headman: the head of a tribe or clan
  5. Chiefs is the first novel in the Will Lee series by Stuart Woods. It was first published in 1981 by W. W. Norton Co., Inc. ...
  6. The Chiefs (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs) are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys. ...
  7. Chiefs was a miniseries based upon the novel of the same name by Stuart Woods. It was broadcast on CBS over three nights in November 1983. It was directed by Jerry London, and stars Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, Stephen Collins, Danny Glover, Wayne Rogers and Billy Dee Williams. ...
  8. (Chief (Battlestar Galactica)) Galen Tyrol (commonly referred to as The Chief) is a character on the television series Battlestar Galactica. Tyrol is responsible for the maintenance of the Vipers and Raptors aboard Battlestar Galactica. ...
  9. (Chief (Carmen Sandiego)) This is a list of fictional characters in the Carmen Sandiego series.
  10. (Chief (heraldry)) In heraldic blazon, a chief is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the top edge of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by the chief, ranging from one-fourth to one-third. ...
  11. (chief) A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. [from 13th c.]; The top part of a shield or escutcheon. [from 15th c.]; A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss. [from 17th c.]; An informal address to an equal; Primary; principal
  12. (CHIEF) A heraldic term for the top horizontal section of a shield or banner of arms, however, heraldic use frequently suggests that a chief should be one-third of the total depth of that shield or flag (see also ‘banner of arms’, ‘base’, ‘main’ and ‘shield 2)’).
  13. (Chief) The ICS title for individuals responsible for command of functional sections: Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration.
  14. (Chief) (US) The familiar form of address for any US Army warrant officer or US Navy chief petty officer. Also, a section leader in the US Army.
  15. (chief) upper third of a shield.
  16. (Chief) From heraldry, the upper third of the escutcheon (q.v.).
  17. (chief) n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important
  18. Chief Petty Officer. It is best and respectful to address senior chief petty officers and master chief petty officers as senior chief and master chief.
  19. (CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight)) HM Revenue & Customs computer system.
  20. (CHIEF) principal. One who is put above the rest; as, chief magistrate chief justice : it also signifies the best of a number of things. It is frequently used in composition.
  21. (Chief) In Gaelic taoiseach, the head of a ruling kingroup, pronounced 'tee-shok' (the actual term taoiseach does not appear to have been widely used in Brehon Law tracts, and of course is most familiar today from its use to denote the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland).
  22. (Chief) Leader of a tribe or group of people. "The chief planned a hunting trip that the whole tribe would be part of."
  23. (Chief) Leader of one of the Sabbat's notorious War Parties.
  24. (Chief) Mr. Jimmy Constant Sr.
  25. (Chief) The highest rank, the chief ruled the tribe and was respected by all others. Not exactly rare, but very prestigious, these dictators were given small crown symbols to show their skills in leadership