Preeminent vs Chief - What's the difference?
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Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
(senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:
(heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
* 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :
(senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.
An informal address to an equal.
Primary; principal.
Preeminent is a related term of chief.
As adjectives the difference between preeminent and chief
is that preeminent is pre-eminent while chief is primary; principal.As a noun chief is
(senseid)a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.preeminent
English
Alternative forms
* * pre-eminent *Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* preeminence * preeminentlychief
English
(wikipedia chief)Noun
(en noun)- My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.
- When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".
- All firefighters report to the fire chief .
- Hey, chief.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
(chief) * chief constable * chiefess * chief executive * chief executive officer/CEO * chief legal officer * chief mate * chief of staff * chief of state * chief petty officer * commander in chief * dexter chief * editor in chief * fire chief * in chief * police chief * war chiefAdjective
(-)- Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.