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chief
/tʃiːf/
noun
A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
"All firefighters report to the fire chief."
The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
The principal part or top of anything.
verb
To smoke cannabis.
adjective
Primary; principal.
"Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster."
Intimate, friendly.
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