band chief

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band chief (plural band chiefs)

  1. (anthropology) The chief or headman of a band society.
  2. 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.

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