variants or less commonly C-Suite or c-suite
plural C-suites also C-Suites or c-suites
: an organization's top-level executives (such as the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, etc.) considered as a group
The company also expanded its C-suite, with its new chief technology officer located in Houston.
often used before another noun
C-suite executives/leaders

Examples of C-suite in a Sentence

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However, just 23% of C-suite leaders Accenture surveyed report widespread and sustained business value from AI across their organization. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Ponemon Institute conducted the research, studying 602 organizations impacted by data breaches from March 2025 to February 2026, and interviewing 3,558 security and C-suite business leaders. Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 And yet, the number of C-suite female music executives keeps falling. Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for C-suite

Word History

Etymology

after the C in the initials of such executives' titles, as CEO (chief executive officer) and COO (chief operating officer)

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of C-suite was in 1998

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“C-suite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/C-suite. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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