Title or Rank
- Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan
- Chief executive officer, the highest-ranking corporate officer of an organization
- Chief Master Sergeant, in the United States Air Force
- Chief of police, the head of a police department
- Chief petty officer, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies
- Chief of the Boat, the senior enlisted sailor on an U.S. Navy submarine
- Chief engineer, the highest senior officer in the engine department on a merchant vessel
- Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel
- Commander-in-chief, the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces
- Editor-in-chief, the highest-ranking editor of a publication
- Fire chief, top rank in a fire department
- Paramount chief, the highest-level traditional chief or political leader in a polity
- Scottish clan chief, the head of a Scottish clan
- Tribal chief, the head of a tribal form of self-government
- Warrant officer, in the United States Army
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—Elvis Presley (1935–1977)
“That title of respect
Which the proud soul ne’er pays but to the proud.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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—Unknown. Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o’ Fordie (l. 9–14)