"chiefs" in the noun sense
1. head, chief, top dog
a person who is in charge
"the head of the whole operation"
2. foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss
a person who exercises control over workers
"if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
3. headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief
the head of a tribe or clan
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