justice vs chief justice

chief justice vs justice

justice and chief justice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
justice	Yes	No	No	No
chief justice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chief justice is a hyponym of justice; that is, chief justice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than justice:

justice: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
chief justice: the judge who presides over a supreme court

Other hyponyms of justice include alcalde, Daniel, doge, justiciar, justiciary, magistrate, ordinary, praetor, pretor, qadi, recorder, trial judge, trier.

justice (noun)	chief justice (noun)
judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments	the judge who presides over a supreme court
the quality of being just or fair
a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

Difference between justice and chief justice

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