Chief
Chief noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Leading figure and chief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leading figure" instead a noun "Chief".
Nearby Word: chiefly
Leading figure
Chief and leading figure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead a noun phrase "Leading figure".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lead and chief
- lead and leading figure
- ruler and chief
- ruler and leading figure
- principal and chief
- principal and leading figure
- superior and chief
- superior and leading figure
- head and chief
- head and leading figure
- leader and chief
- leader and leading figure
- governor and chief
- governor and leading figure
Both terms in one sentence
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Left Hanging: Because of the aforementioned Aborted Arc, The Stinger of Deception, which strongly implies that New York's police chief, Alex Silva, is a leading figure in Gavin's covert cabal of Emotion Eaters, is never resolved or even elaborated upon.
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