editor in chief

the policy-making executive or principal editor of a publishing house, publication, etc.

Origin of editor in chief

First recorded in 1870–75

Why has Michael Bloomberg replaced his longtime lieutenant with the editor-in-chief of The Economist?

Inside Bloomberg News’ Shock Shake-Up |Lloyd Grove |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Finally, nobody is trying to fire their editor-in-chief, Galina Timchenko, for posting a story about Ukraine on their website.

Russia’s Freest Website Now Lives in Latvia |Anna Nemtsova |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of American Vogue, once worked there.

Barbara Hulanicki, Queen of Fast Fashion |Lizzie Crocker |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For The Source, things are even more challenging, as it is in the awkward position of not having an editor-in-chief.

It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine |Alex Suskind |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Bernadete Morra, the magazine's editor-in-chief, responded to Lorde's allegations Thursday.

Kate Middleton's DVF Dress Sells Out; Roberto Cavalli May Sell Company For $621 Million |The Fashion Beast Team |April 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We would notify your editor-in-chief, that, if ever he plays a game against Dr. C——, he will find a foeman worthy of his steel.

Palmetto-Leaves |Harriet Beecher Stowe
For my part I think the editor-in-chief ought to be primarily a critic, but perhaps I am wrong.

Beatrice Leigh at College |Julia Augusta Schwartz
He may edit a journal, but the government must be the editor-in-chief.

To Cuba and Back |Richard Henry Dana
Dr. Howe was one of its organizers, and for some time its editor-in-chief.

Julia Ward Howe |Laura E. Richards
In 1881 he became first assistant-editor and then editor-in-chief of the ninth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

Studies in Contemporary Biography |James Bryce, Viscount Bryce

editor in chief

the controlling editor of a publication