"chief justice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chief justices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chief justice (plural chief justices)
  1. The senior presiding justice of a court. Categories (topical): Law, Occupations, People Synonyms: CJ, chief-justice Translations (senior justice): 首席法官 (shǒuxí fǎguān) (Chinese Mandarin), oikeuden puheenjohtaja (Finnish), juge en chef [Canada] (French)
    Sense id: en-chief_justice-en-noun-r~5w4q1L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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