editor in chief

NOUN

person in charge of the editorial staff

Synonyms

WEAK

editorial director executive editor managing editor senior editor

Example Sentences

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Previously, Alan spent 10 years at Fortune Media, where he served as editor in chief and then CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Next year, Gillespie will serve as the editor in chief of the OU Daily.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Guest: Nilay Patel, co-founder and editor in chief of The Verge.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

She got a jolt of confidence from Christene Barberich, a co-founder and former editor in chief at Refinery29.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

And despite his own paper’s editorial, not even the editor in chief of the Chicago Tribune, Horace White, smelled a good story in the smoke that was blowing into his neighborhood.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy