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

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The hard part wasn’t deciding whether it belonged in a journal that I oversee as editor in chief.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Those belts, if you’ll remember, were the trigger for Meryl Streep’s Oscar-nominated speech about how her imperious fashion magazine editor in chief Miranda Priestly creates trends that trickle down to the rest of us rabble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Mr. Halperin is editor in chief of 2WAY, a live interactive video platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

When I was a junior, Miss Bivens made me the editor in chief, though the job was supposed to go to a senior.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls