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editor in chief

DEFINITIONS OF: editor in chief

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n a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

Synonyms:
editor
Examples:
Thomas Bowdler
English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
James McKeen Cattell
American psychologist and editor (1860-1944)
Irving Howe
United States editor (1920-1993)
Types:
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anthologist
an editor who makes selections for an anthology
art editor
an editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter
copy editor, copyreader, text editor
an editor who prepares text for publication
subeditor
an assistant editor
bowdleriser, bowdlerizer, expurgator
a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
managing editor
the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine
newspaper editor
the editor of a newspaper
redact, redactor, reviser, rewrite man, rewriter
someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
abbreviator, abridger
one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
business editor
the newspaper editor responsible for business news
city editor
the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news
sports editor
the newspaper editor responsible for sports news
Type of:
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
a worker who has acquired special skills
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