talking chief

noun

1. a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.

Example Sentences

Another survivor, 72-year-old Sulaki Kafoika, who goes by the name Halapaini — or talking chief — a title bestowed upon him by Tonga’s king, said that once he got to the top of the hill, he looked back.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Trump did most of the talking; Chief Justice Roberts adopted a fixed and cheerless expression that made clear that he was ready to return to his judicial duties.

From New York Times

During a 35-minute session, by far the shortest of the two years of talking, Chief Soviet Delegate Kvitsinsky agreed to hold another session at the neobaroque Soviet mission two days later.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Samoa he nursed a child through fever, was appointed by the natives as "Talking Chief"�tribal adviser.

From Time Magazine Archive