单词 Collocations with chief 释义

Collocations withchief

These are words often used in combination withchief.

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acting chiefIts acting chief executive said as much on the radio recently.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0assistant chiefDuring that period he will hold the rank of assistant chief constable but continue to enjoy his former conditions of service as a chief constable.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0battalion chiefWithin each division operate four to seven battalions, led by a battalion chief and typically consisting of 180-200 firefighters and officers.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.bureau chiefThe minister in turn gave instructions to his vice minister, the bureau chief, and the director of the related section.From theCambridge English Corpuschief marshalMore than 30 ex-apprentices or boys now hold air rank and one of them is an air chief marshal today.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0chief superintendentThe new proposals will apply to ranks up to and including the rank of chief superintendent.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0deputy chiefI was also asked about deputy chief constables and assistant chief constables who may be asked to retire, and whether they would draw pensions.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0fire chiefApparently it was because the art master in his school was the fire chief of a district council.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0hereditary chiefBecause it is the site of a nineteenth-century mission, there is no hereditary chief.From theCambridge English Corpusjoint chiefIt was that having a joint chief inspector of prison and probation was not an option favoured by any respondent.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0local chiefNo matter what the political affiliation of local chief executives, all local governments suffered from this problem.From theCambridge English Corpusmaster chiefThe rate insignia for a master chief is a white eagle with spread wings above three chevrons.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.paramount chiefBut the term 'paramount chief' is the real problem.From theCambridge English Corpusprincipal chiefPerhaps it would be better to call him the "principal chief clerk".From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0tribal chiefFor the tribal chief to marry a white girl was contrary to the most deeply held traditions and customs of his tribe.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org/collocation/english/chief##