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subchief
noun[ C ]
(alsosub-chief)uk /ˈsʌb.tʃiːf/ us /ˈsʌb.tʃiːf/
the leader of a part of a larger group or a tribe, which itself has its own chief(= leader):
The tribal structure includes a number of subchiefs who have a large amount of autonomy.
He is sub-chief of the Saginaw Chippewa tribe.
The photograph shows warrior sub-chief Red Hawk resting while his horse drinks water in South Dakota, 1905.
The sub-chiefs all convene every year for a conference at which budgets are set and policy decisions are made.
The Amazonian tribe had a sophisticated hierarchy with sub-chiefs responsible for individual communities.
Thousands of young Dinka men gather to elect a sub-chief.
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