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Chief (LET_6)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

chief

Attribute

LET Leader Type

Definition

An individual holding a leadership office or title (often permanent) wielding formal social and political power within a ranked social group, particularly a chiefdom.

Description

A chief (male or female) holds a formalized leadership role in a chiefdom and has power derived from the centralization of power and formal ranking within that social group.? A chief usually wields the power to centralize and redistribute group resources (for example, food and labour) in order to enhance the prestige of the chief, and to create surpluses that benefit the social group as a whole.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

NFDD

Allowed for

ZI111 Social Group