Chief - Title or Rank

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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