"band chief" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: band chiefs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} band chief (plural band chiefs)
  1. (anthropology) The chief or headman of a band society. Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-band_chief-en-noun-4On7Chcb Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
  2. The chief elected officer of an Indian band in Canada. The chairperson of the band council for an Indian band. Roughly equivalent to a mayor in non-indigenous local government. Categories (topical): People Translations (chair of a band council): lıshéf (Chipewyan), chef de bande [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-band_chief-en-noun-7kJN5Qc4 Disambiguation of People: 18 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chipewyan translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Chipewyan translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'chair of a band council': 33 67

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