chief

/tʃiːf/ adjective

Definition

› biggest or most important; main: Our chief concern right now is getting all these goods out onto the shelves. Coffee and rice are the country's chief exports.

› highest in rank: the chief accountant/security officer

(Definition of chief adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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