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editor-in-chief

UKUS

Definitions

n.

The person in overall charge of a publication's editorial work

总编辑;主编

Root Breakdown

Native English
editorroot
+
inroot
+
chiefroot
=editor-in-chief

editor + in chief = the chief editor, the one at the top of the editorial hierarchy (compare 'commander-in-chief').

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The editor-in-chief makes the final call on every front page.

  • 2.

    She was promoted to editor-in-chief last spring.

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