Meanings
nounband chief (plural band chiefs)
plural band chiefs
- The chief elected officer of an Indian band in Canada. The chairperson of the band council for an Indian band. Roughly equivalent to a mayor in non-indigenous local government.
Translations
French chef de bande
- chef de bandechair of a band council
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APA
band chief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/band%20chief
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“band chief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/band%20chief. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “band chief,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/band%20chief.
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