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Senior vs Chief - What's the difference?

senior | chief |

As adjectives the difference between senior and chief

is that senior is older; superior while chief is primary; principal.

As nouns the difference between senior and chief

is that senior is someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age while chief is (leader of group etc)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

senior

English

Alternative forms

* seniour (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Older; superior
    • senior citizen
  • Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
    • senior''' member; '''senior counsel
  • (US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.

    • Antonyms

    * junior

    Related terms

    * senile * senate * sir

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
  • (obsolete, Biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
  • * 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts IV:
    • Then Peter full of the holy goost sayd unto them. Ye ruelars of the people, and seniours of israhel [...].
  • Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
    • He was four years her senior .
  • (US) A final-year student at a high school or university.

    • Antonyms

    * junior

    Derived terms

    * senior school

    Related terms

    * seniority

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    chief

    English

    (wikipedia chief)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:
    • My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.
  • (heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
  • * 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :
    • When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".
  • (senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.
    • All firefighters report to the fire chief .
  • An informal address to an equal.
    • Hey, chief.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived 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 chief

    Related terms

    * captain * chef * chieftain

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Primary; principal.
    • Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.

    See also

    * chef

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