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"word": "air chief marshal"
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"word": "arch-chief"
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"word": "band chief"
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"word": "base chief"
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{
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"word": "big white chief"
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"word": "case in chief"
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"word": "case-in-chief"
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"word": "champion-in-chief"
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"word": "champion in chief"
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"word": "chief cell"
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"word": "chief constable"
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"word": "chief cook and bottle washer"
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"word": "chief cook and bottle-washer"
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"word": "chiefess"
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"word": "chief executive"
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"word": "chief executive officer"
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"word": "CEO"
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"word": "chief experience officer"
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"word": "chief financial officer"
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"word": "chief hare"
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"word": "chief information officer"
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{
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"word": "chief judge"
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"word": "chief-justice"
},
{
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"word": "chief justice"
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{
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"word": "chief legal officer"
},
{
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"word": "chief lord"
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{
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"word": "chief magistrate"
},
{
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"word": "chief mate"
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{
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"word": "chief minister"
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"word": "chief of party"
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"word": "chief of staff"
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"word": "chief of state"
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"word": "chief operating officer"
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"word": "chief petty officer"
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"word": "chief petty officer first class"
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"word": "chief petty officer second class"
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{
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"word": "chief rent"
},
{
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"word": "chief scientist"
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{
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"word": "chief super"
},
{
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"word": "chief technical officer"
},
{
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"word": "chief technological officer"
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{
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"word": "chief technology officer"
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"word": "chieftess"
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{
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"word": "commander in chief"
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"word": "commander-in-chief"
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{
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"word": "condoled chief"
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{
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"word": "crew chief"
},
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"word": "dexter chief"
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{
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"word": "editor-in-chief"
},
{
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"word": "editor in chief"
},
{
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"word": "examination-in-chief"
},
{
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"word": "fire chief"
},
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"word": "in chief"
},
{
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"word": "master chief petty officer"
},
{
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"word": "per chief"
},
{
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"word": "police chief"
},
{
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"word": "redactor-in-chief"
},
{
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"word": "senior chief petty officer"
},
{
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"word": "tenant-in-chief"
},
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"word": "too many chiefs and not enough Indians"
},
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"word": "tribal chief"
},
{
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"word": "umpire-in-chief"
},
{
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"word": "vassal-in-chief"
},
{
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"word": "war chief"
}
],
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"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "チーフ",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "chīfu"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: チーフ (chīfu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: チーフ (chīfu)"
},
{
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"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "chifu",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swahili: chifu",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Swahili: chifu"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "cheef"
},
"expansion": "Middle English cheef",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "chef"
},
"expansion": "chef",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "chief",
"t": "leader"
},
"expansion": "chief (“leader”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "VL.",
"3": "capus"
},
"expansion": "Vulgar Latin capus",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "captain"
},
"expansion": "captain",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "chieftain"
},
"expansion": "chieftain",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "caput",
"t": "head"
},
"expansion": "Latin caput (“head”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "cap",
"t": "head covering"
},
"expansion": "English cap (“head covering”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*kauput-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kauput-",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "head"
},
"expansion": "English head",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "chef"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of chef",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English cheef, chef, from the current french word Chef, chief (“leader”), from Vulgar Latin capus (from which also captain, chieftain), from Latin caput (“head”) (English cap (“head covering”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head). Doublet of chef.",
"forms": [
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"form": "chiefs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "chief (plural chiefs)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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"english": "female chief",
"word": "chiefess"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"word": "captain"
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{
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"word": "chieftain"
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"word": "chef"
}
],
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1857 May 11 [1856 March 1], A. S. Waugh, Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, page 346",
"text": "In virtue of this privilege, in testimony of my affectionate respect for a revered chief, in conformity with what I believe to be the wish of all the Members of the scientific department, over which I have the honour to preside, and to perpetuate the memory of that illustrious master of accurate geographical research, I have determined to name this noble peak of the Himalayas ‘ Mont Everest.’",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "All firefighters report to the fire chief.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc."
],
"id": "en-chief-en-noun-en:leader_of_group_etc",
"links": [
[
"leader",
"leader"
],
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"head",
"head"
]
],
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],
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prijës"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pringj"
},
{
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"code": "ale",
"lang": "Aleut",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "tukux̂"
},
{
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"code": "apw",
"lang": "Western Apache",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "nantʼán"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šayḵ",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شَيْخ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qāʔid",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "قَائِد"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "aṙaǰnord",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "առաջնորդ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pravadýr",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "правады́р"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "halóŭny",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гало́ўны"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vódca",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "во́дца"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "važák",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "важа́к"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vožd",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вожд"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "glavatár",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "главата́р"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vodač",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "водач"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cap"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "csm",
"lang": "Central Sierra Miwok",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "hajá·po-"
},
{
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"code": "csm",
"lang": "Central Sierra Miwok",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "má·jyŋy-"
},
{
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"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "ugvwiyuhi",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ"
},
{
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"code": "ny",
"lang": "Chichewa",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "mfumu"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "cic",
"lang": "Chickasaw",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "minko'"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "頭子"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tóuzi",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "头子"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "náčelník"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šéf"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "wr",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wr:r-A1"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "pealik"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "johtaja"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chef"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cjâf"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dûs"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "xefe"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caporal"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "coudel"
},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bren"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Häuptling"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Oberhaupt"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "archigós",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "αρχηγός"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "prostátēs",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "προστάτης"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "órkhamos",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"Epic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ὄρχαμος"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "cīph",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "चीफ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "pradhān",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "प्रधान"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śreṣṭh",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "श्रेष्ठ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mukhya",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मुख्य"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śekh",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "शेख"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mālik",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मालिक"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mālak",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मालक"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sardār",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "सरदार"
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{
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"note": "e.g. chief of a tribe",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "höfðingi"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "foringi"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leiðtogi"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "chefo"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capo"
},
{
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"alt": "ちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chō",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "長"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chīfu",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "チーフ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "mei",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "មេ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "kg",
"lang": "Kongo",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "mfumu"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "serok"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "başcı",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "башчы"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "kapo"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "kapu (Monastir)"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "shef"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"code": "lad",
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],
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],
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],
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],
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"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caporal"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coudel"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Häuptling"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Oberhaupt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "archigós",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "αρχηγός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "prostátēs",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "προστάτης"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "órkhamos",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"Epic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ὄρχαμος"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "cīph",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "चीफ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "pradhān",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "प्रधान"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śreṣṭh",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "श्रेष्ठ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mukhya",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मुख्य"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śekh",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "शेख"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mālik",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मालिक"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mālak",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मालक"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sardār",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "सरदार"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"note": "e.g. chief of a tribe",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "höfðingi"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "foringi"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leiðtogi"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "chefo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capo"
},
{
"alt": "ちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chō",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "長"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chīfu",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "チーフ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "mei",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "មេ"
},
{
"code": "kg",
"lang": "Kongo",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "mfumu"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "serok"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "başcı",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "башчы"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "kapo"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "kapu (Monastir)"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "shef"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "el gadol"
},
{
"code": "lkt",
"lang": "Lakota",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "itȟáŋčhaŋ"
},
{
"code": "lkt",
"lang": "Lakota",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "wičháša itȟáŋčhaŋ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prīnceps"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "praepositus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "procer"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "glavatar",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "главатар"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "poglavar",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поглавар"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "glavešina",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "главешина"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "starešina",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "старешина"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vodač",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "водач"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "talavaṉ",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "തലവൻ"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "nētāvŭ",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "നേതാവ്"
},
{
"code": "msk",
"lang": "Mansaka",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "dato"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ard-er"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ard-ghooinney"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "rangatira"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "poumatua"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "ariki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "ringawhero"
},
{
"code": "mic",
"lang": "Mi'kmaq",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"animate"
],
"word": "saqamaw"
},
{
"code": "mic",
"lang": "Mi'kmaq",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"animate"
],
"word": "saqama'sgw"
},
{
"code": "umu",
"lang": "Munsee",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "kíhkay"
},
{
"code": "niq",
"lang": "Nandi",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "olaitorio"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "naatʼáanii"
},
{
"code": "nay",
"lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "rupelli"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chef"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "høvding"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "høvding"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cap"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "ogimaa"
},
{
"code": "cu",
"lang": "Church Slavic",
"roman": "voždĭ",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "вождь"
},
{
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "vožĭ",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вожь"
},
{
"code": "otk",
"lang": "Old Turkic",
"roman": "beg",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "𐰋𐰏"
},
{
"code": "otw",
"lang": "Ottawa",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "gimaa"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "koca",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "قوجه"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "malak",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ملک"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wódz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chefe"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "líder"
},
{
"code": "rap",
"lang": "Rapa Nui",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "'ariki"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "căpetenie"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "șef"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "of a tribe",
"roman": "voždʹ",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вождь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "glávnyj",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гла́вный"
},
{
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "matai"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "śíras",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "शिरस्"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ceannard"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poglavar"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poglavica"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vođa"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "glàvār"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "náčelník"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šéf"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "glavar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jefe"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "chifu"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "jumbe"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"note": "of a tribe",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "hövding"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ledare"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "puno"
},
{
"code": "tly",
"lang": "Talysh",
"roman": "rais",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"Asalemi"
],
"word": "رئیس"
},
{
"code": "tly",
"lang": "Talysh",
"roman": "rais",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"Asalemi"
],
"word": "رییس"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "talaivaṉ",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "தலைவன்"
},
{
"code": "twf",
"lang": "Taos",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "łòwaʼána"
},
{
"code": "twf",
"lang": "Taos",
"note": "of town or house",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "tə̀otʼų́nena"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "tāś"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "bigman"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "voždʹ",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "вождь"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "holovnýj",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "головни́й"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "provodýr",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "проводи́р"
},
{
"code": "zu",
"lang": "Zulu",
"sense": "leader of group, etc.",
"word": "inkosi class 9/6"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "raʔīs",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "رَئِيس"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mudīr",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُدِير"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šayḵ",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شَيْخ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pet",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "պետ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ġekavar",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "ղեկավար"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tnōren",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "տնօրեն"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kiraŭník",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кіраўні́к"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "načálʹnik",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "нача́льнiк"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "halavá",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "галава́"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "šef",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шэф"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šef",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шеф"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "načálnik",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "нача́лник"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rǎkovodítel",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ръководи́тел"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cap"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "長"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhǎng",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "长"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "頭"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tóu",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "头"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"english": "fire chief",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "náčelník"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šéf"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "johtaja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"word": "päällikkö"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chef"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "xefe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Chef"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"slang"
],
"word": "Boss"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "archigós",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "αρχηγός"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "cīph",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "चीफ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "raīs",
"sense": "head of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "रईस"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śekh",
"sense": "head of an organization",
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},
"expansion": "English head",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "chef"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of chef",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English cheef, chef, from the current french word Chef, chief (“leader”), from Vulgar Latin capus (from which also captain, chieftain), from Latin caput (“head”) (English cap (“head covering”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head). Doublet of chef.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "chiefs",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "chiefing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "chiefed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "chiefed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "chief (third-person singular simple present chiefs, present participle chiefing, simple past and past participle chiefed)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"word": "chef"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"American English",
"English slang"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2012, Marquis \"Cream\" Cureton, When the Smoke Clears (page 268)",
"text": "He chiefed on the bud like a pro, taking long deep hits and holding it within until he had inhaled as much of the weed smoke as he could."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To smoke cannabis."
],
"links": [
[
"smoke",
"smoke"
],
[
"cannabis",
"cannabis"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(US, slang) To smoke cannabis."
],
"tags": [
"US",
"slang"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/t͡ʃiːf/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːf"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-chief.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/En-us-chief.ogg/En-us-chief.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/En-us-chief.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"chief"
],
"word": "chief"
}
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