Chief and Division

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

Division is an antonym for chief.

Nearby Word: chiefly

Division

Division noun - Something that divides, separates, or marks off.

Chief is an antonym for division.

How words are described

beloved beloved chief beloved division
old old chief old division
female female chief female division
rival rival chief rival division
Other adjectives: original, real, black, main, famous, former, military, local, previous.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / For the Win 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.
  • Useful Notes / Bernard Law Montgomery 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.
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