Chief
Chief noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Usage example: the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son
Nearby Word: chiefly
Division
Division noun - Something that divides, separates, or marks off.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Conner Prikkel, chief economist for Coca-Cola's games division, who struck it rich when he devised equations that showed when virtual money and items were over- or undervalued.
Source: Literature / For the Win -
On his return to England, he was made commander in chief of the "Home Division" - that is, London and the South East.
- Rommel's chief adversary in North Africa, the British 7th Armored Division, and later, the entire British 8th Army, came to be called the Desert Rats.
Source: Red Baron / Real Life
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