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Definition of "chief executive officer" []

  • The highest-ranking executive in a company or organization, responsible for carrying out the policies of the board of directors on a day-to-day basis. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chief executive officer" in a sentence
  • "Paul, co-founder and chief executive officer of TalentSprint."
  • "One hot summer day in July 1985, Jung-Myung Kang, president and chief executive officer of the Daidong Mould & Injection Company a Korean manufacturer of high-quality plastic components for electronic products, returned to Korea from Japan."
  • "City Administrator Marcus Jahns will become the city manager, taking over chief executive officer duties from Mayor Toni Randall."
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