Chief and High

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Chief

Chief adjective - Highest in rank or authority.

Usage example: the chief administrator will be retiring soon

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High is a synonym for chief in position topic. In some cases you can use "High" instead the word "Chief" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: chiefly

High

High adjective - Highest in rank or authority.

Usage example: lord high executioner

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Chief is a synonym for high in important topic. You can use "Chief" instead the word "High" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as position, high-ranking.

Nearby Word: highly

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old	old chief	old high
high	high chief	high high
complete	complete chief	complete high
rival	rival chief	rival high
Other adjectives: original, actual, real, bad, new, temporary, next, aforementioned, eponymous, stereotypical.

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Madame Suliman in Howl's Moving Castle is the chief sorcerer to the king, and to fit her high position she wears a fancy dress with a fur-trimmed high collar.

Source: Mystical High Collar
Ward, a high-ranking police chief who sends the book's Lead Police Detective hero out on his missions.

Source: Da Chief
In the film Avatar, the Na'vi tribe Jake meets is led by a husband-wife pair: the husband is the military chief, and the wife is the high priestess.

Source: High Priest

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