subchief

noun

Definition of subchiefnext
as in subdirector

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  1. subdirector
  2. employer
  3. big gun
Noun
  • Felipe is the subdirector of an art museum in Santiago, so regional arts and crafts were also on the agenda.
    Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Ana Maria Castaño, the ecosystems subdirector with Corantioquia, Antioquia’s environmental authority, agrees.
    Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 13 June 2020
Definition of subdirector
Noun
  • Both unions are working to raise public awareness of their struggles and to compel their employers to engage in discussions about fair compensation and labor practices.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Reeves said at the time that this would be achieved through a raft of new policies, including a hike in employer National Insurance payments — a tax on earnings — as well as a rise in capital gains tax and the scrapping of winter fuel payments to pensioners.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of employer
Noun
  • There’s tons of in-your-face werewolf action, big guns and lots of blood and guts in this throwback flick that would feel right at home in a drive-in double feature.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Los Angeles scored against Colorado’s top line, but the Avs’ big guns got that one back at 3:40 of the period.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of big gun
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