chief

1. The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.

   All firefighters report to the fire chief.

   Häuptling, Oberhaupt, Chef

   вождьvoždʹ, гла́вныйglávnyj, глава́glavá

   вождьvoždʹ, головни́йholovnýj, проводи́рprovodýr

   a head of a tribe or clan

2. (uncountable)Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.

   Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.

3. The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.

4. The principal part or top of anything.

5. (ironic, sometimes)An informal term of address.

   команди́рkomandír

6. An informal term of address.

   (ironic, offensive, sometimes)An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man.

   Schildhaupt

   глава́glavá

1. He is the chief of my department.

   Він - голова нашого департаменту. — shanghainese

   deEr ist der Leiter meiner Abteilung. — jakov

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2. I'm the chief engineer.

   Я головний інженер. — deniko

   ruЯ главный инженер. — odexed

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3. Tom is the chief.

   Керівник — це Том. — deniko

   deTom ist der Chef. — Zaghawa

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4. Tom became editor-in-chief.

   Том став головним редактором. — deniko

   ruТом стал главным редактором. — sharptoothed

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5. The section chief accepted the proposal.

   ruЗаведующий отделом принял предложение. — elsteris

   deDer Abteilungsleiter nahm den Vorschlag an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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