🇬🇧 Chief meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A chief is the person who is the main leader of a group, tribe, or organization. The chief is the one who makes important decisions, helps solve problems, and is in charge of guiding everyone else. People look to the chief for instructions, protection, and ideas about what to do next.

The chief of the lost-and-found has no idea where anything is, including the lost-and-found box.

In the kitchen, the chief of taste-testing eats the cake batter and calls it ‘important research.’

In our video game, my friend is the chief of running into walls and falling off cliffs.

The chief of the spelling bee accidentally spelled ‘chief’ wrong and tried to blame the dictionary.

In many Native American tribes, the chief was the main leader who helped make big decisions for the whole tribe.

At night the small village hears a cry. The chief runs out. The chief takes a child and runs to the river. People shout and follow the chief. The chief puts the child in a boat and rows. The village watches and cries. The chief smiles; the child is safe.

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This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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