編集長(へんしゅうちょう)

へんしゅうちょう
noun
editor-in-chief; chief editor
occupationmedia
1. editor-in-chief; chief editor
The person in charge of the editorial staff of a magazine, newspaper section, or publishing project, who has the final say on its content.
編集長(へんしゅうちょう)に原稿(げんこう)を見(み)せる。
Show the manuscript to the editor-in-chief.
彼女(かのじょ)は雑誌(ざっし)の編集長(へんしゅうちょう)になった。
She became the editor-in-chief of the magazine.
特集(とくしゅう)の企画(きかく)は、編集長(へんしゅうちょう)の許可(きょか)が出(で)てから動(うご)き出(だ)す。
A feature project only gets moving once the editor-in-chief has approved it.

Common collocations

  • 雑誌(ざっし)の編集長(へんしゅうちょう): a magazine's editor-in-chief
  • 編集長(へんしゅうちょう)を務(つと)める: to serve as editor-in-chief
  • 副編集長(ふくへんしゅうちょう): deputy editor

Usage

Like other job titles ending in 長(ちょう), it is used as a form of address inside the office: 編集長(へんしゅうちょう)、今(いま)よろしいですか。

Related Words

Related: 編集者(へんしゅうしゃ) (editor)
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Added 2026.9.30 11:05 · Revised 2026.10.3 22:18
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