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1. Most important element
   "the chief aim of living"
   - main, primary, principal, master

1. A person who is in charge
   - head, top dog
    
2. A person who exercises control over workers
   - foreman, gaffer, honcho [N. Amer], boss
    
3. The head of a tribe or clan
   - headman, tribal chief, chieftain

Derived forms: chiefest, chiefs, chiefer

See also: important, of import

Type of: leader, supervisor

Encyclopedia: Chief Chief, Kitigan-zibi Anishinabeg First Nation Chief, Kitigàn-zìbì Anishinàbeg First Nation