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Chief vs. Foreman

Chief and Foreman Definitions

Chief

One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.

Foreman

A man who serves as the leader of a work crew, as in a factory.

Chief

A chief petty officer.

Foreman

A man who chairs and speaks for a jury.

Chief

(Nautical) The chief engineer of a ship.

Foreman

(management) The leader of a work crew.
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Chief

(Slang) A supervisor; a boss.

Foreman

(legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.

Chief

(Heraldry) The upper section of a shield.

Foreman

A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

Chief

Highest in rank, authority, or office
The chief scientist in the lab.

Foreman

The first or chief man
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Chief

Most important or influential
The chief ingredients in the stew. See Usage Note at absolute.

Foreman

A person who exercises control over workers;
If you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman

Chief

A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
All firefighters report to the fire chief.

Foreman

A man who is foreperson of a jury

Chief

(heraldry) The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.

Chief

The principal part or top of anything.
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Chief

An informal term of address.

Chief

An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man.

Chief

Primary; principal.
Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.

Chief

(Scotland) Intimate, friendly.

Chief

To smoke cannabis.

Chief

The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent.

Chief

The principal part; the most valuable portion.
The chief of the things which should be utterly destroyed.

Chief

The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.

Chief

Highest in office or rank; principal; head.

Chief

Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man.

Chief

Very intimate, near, or close.
A whisperer separateth chief friends.

Chief

A person who is in charge;
The head of the whole operation

Chief

A person who exercises control over workers;
If you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman

Chief

Most important element;
The chief aim of living
The main doors were of solid glass
The principal rivers of America
The principal example
Policemen were primary targets

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