chief

長、責任者

組織、部署、集団などを率いる人。

やさしい英語で： The person who leads an organization, department, or other group.

• The fire chief arrived first.
• Our new police chief starts on Monday.
• He reports directly to the security chief.

使い方： chief of something (She became chief of the research department.)

類義語： head, leader, boss

よく使う表現： police chief, fire chief, chief of staff

族長、首長

部族や、それに似た伝統的な共同体を率いる人。

やさしい英語で： The leader of a tribe or similar traditional community.

• The chief welcomed the visitors.
• The village elders met with their chief.
• A new chief was chosen after the ceremony.

類義語： leader

よく使う表現： tribal chief, village chief, the chief of something

主な、主要な

同じような人や物の中で最も重要、または最上位であること。

やさしい英語で： Most important, or having the highest position among similar people or things.

• Cost is our chief concern.
• She is the chief designer at the company.
• What was the chief reason for the delay?

類義語： main, principal, leading

反対語： minor

よく使う表現： chief concern, chief reason, chief executive