Chief

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Chief can refer to:

• Tribal chief, the leader of a tribe, or the head of a tribal form of self-government
  • Chieftain, a title
  • Paramount chief, the highest-level tribal chief
• Chiefdom, any community led by an individual known as a chief, cf. Fiefdom
• Chief (heraldry), a horizontal band across the top edge of the shield on a coat of arms
• Chief (passenger train), a named passenger train that ran from Chicago to L.A.
  • Super Chief, cousin to the Chief
• A character in the webcomic User Friendly
• A character in the book and movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• That aspirant to the title of Chief who has registered the highest overall score at the conclusion of the most recent Chieflympiad. See also www.chieflympics.org
• In slang, to smoke cannabis sativa
• The Aeronca 11AC and 11BC "Chief" light aircraft.

In the military:

• Chief Warrant Officer, the most senior Army and Air Force non-commissioned member (NCM) rank of the Canadian Forces
• Chief Petty Officer, a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies
• Chief of the boat, the senior enlisted sailor on a submarine in the US Navy
• Chieftain tank, FV 4201 Chieftain, the main battle tank of the UK during the 1960s and 70s

In sports:

• Kaizer Chiefs - famous South African football (soccer) club
• Laval Chiefs, Les Chiefs de Laval, LNAH hockey team based in Laval, Quebec
• Kansas City Chiefs, professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri
• The Chiefs, New Zealand rugby union team based in Hamilton
• Nauru (Australian rules football National Team), "The Chiefs", Nauru's national Australian Rules football team

[edit] See also

• Chief of Staff

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