Chief and Lead

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Chief adjective - Highest in rank or authority.

Usage example: the chief administrator will be retiring soon

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Lead is a synonym for chief. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead the word "Chief" as an adjective or a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: chiefly

Lead adjective - Highest in rank or authority.

Usage example: the lead diplomat is responsible for making policy for the entire embassy

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Chief is a synonym for lead in main topic. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead the word "Lead" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

female	female chief	female lead
high	high chief	high lead
typical	typical chief	typical lead
current	current chief	current lead
Other adjectives: original, actual, real, little, black, main, new, past, former, several, previous, eponymous.

If Thaco is made chief, he will be a wise leader, but many goblins will want Kill's son to become chief anyway and he'll have to lead the clan through a brutal civil war.

Source: Sadistic Choice
In "Citizens of the World", Jack mediates between a Moroccan chief inspector and a cruise ship security chief over who should take the lead in the investigation of a visiting couple's kidnapping.

Source: Series / Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Ward, a high-ranking police chief who sends the book's Lead Police Detective hero out on his missions.

Source: Da Chief

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