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English word

chief

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /tʃiːf/US /tʃiːf/
adjective

most important

noun

a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization

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He also served as Chief National Security Adviser to the president of South Korea among other senior positions.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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