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chieftain

cheef tuhn

  • n  the leader of a group of people
  • n  the head of a tribe or clan

  • Or was he really murdered by the Kalapalos chieftain who confessed the crime (PTI, April 16, 1951)? The bones said to be Fawcett's were later proved to be those of another man.
  • Mounted on a prancing ass, and with an embroidered velvet chieftain's robe worn like a chasuble over his Italian army uniform, bug-eyed Haile Selassie Gugsa, traitorous son-in .
  • But chief comes from chieftain.
News & Articles

  • Free Chieftain online
    The Pueblo Chieftain Digital Edition will be available next week to everyone without a subscription, allowing anyone to preview our online format at no charge from Monday through Friday.
    June 15, 2013 - The Pueblo Chieftain
  • New format for submitting comments to newspaper
    On Monday, The Pueblo Chieftain will move to a new format for online reader comments on articles. The accounts currently in use will not transfer over to the new system.
    June 15, 2013 - The Pueblo Chieftain
  • VIDEO: Chieftain Tech Tips With Jason Cipriani
    Google's Chrome is more than a great web browser - it can also be a fun gaming platform. Jason Cipriani demonstrates in his latest Chieftain Tech Tips video.
    June 13, 2013 - The Pueblo Chieftain
Quotes

  • Robert Burns in The Age
    As Robbie Burns wrote of the wondrous national dish: "Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!"
  • John McCain in Denver Post
    The water compact that Colorado and other upper basin states have with California and Arizona should be renegotiated,US Sen. John McCain said Thursday. "In a telephone interview with The Pueblo Chieftain, the presumptive GOP candidate for...
  • Richard Lochhead in Press and Journal
    Mr Lochhead said: "After such a phenomenal rise in sales the haggis has certainly confirmed its chieftain status. This truly demonstrates that there is strong consumer demand for our national dish."

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