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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
n
(Journalism & Publishing) the controlling editor of a publication
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ed′itor in chief′
n., pl. editors in chief.
the policy-making executive or principal editor, as of a publishing house or publication.
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| Noun | 1. |  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)anthologist - an editor who makes selections for an anthology art editor - an editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter 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 |
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