editor in chief

editor in chief

n. pl. editors in chief

The editor having final responsibility for the operations and policies of a publication.

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editor in chief

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(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) the controlling editor of a publication

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editor in chief - a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) editor anthologist - an editor who makes selections for an anthology art editor - an editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter copy editor, copyreader, text editor - an editor who prepares text for publication subeditor - an assistant editor bowdleriser, bowdlerizer, expurgator - a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator" managing editor - the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper redact, redactor, reviser, rewrite man, rewriter - someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills