President vs Chief - What's the difference?
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The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.
* 2007 , Benjamin Camins, Hillary Is the Best Choice, Page 144
Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
* Milton
(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.
As nouns the difference between president and chief
is that president is an honorific for the head of state of a republic; see president (definition 1) while chief is (senseid)a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.As an adjective chief is
primary; principal.president
English
(wikipedia president)Alternative forms
* (l) (honorifically) * (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- The vast majority of presidents have been male .
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* prez (humorous or informal)Adjective
(-)- His angels president / In every province.
chief
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.