: the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business

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They will also be asked about United CEO Scott Kirby’s assertion, on United’s earnings call last week, that American lost $500 million at O’Hare in 2025 and will lose $1 billion at the airport this year. Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Leadership on site included Megan Watanabe, CEO of Riviera Country Club; Danny Winer, CEO and co-founder of HexClad; Cole Mecray, HexClad co-founder; Pacific Palisades Councilwoman Traci Park, and Nick Geller, managing director of Steadfast LA. Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026 The new location puts the company closer to PortMiami downtown and will bring employees from the company’s cargo and cruise divisions together under one roof, said Rubén Rodríguez, CEO of the company’s North American cruise division. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 The investment is projected to create new, skilled positions in the state — a 15% to 20% increase in Corning’s employment in North Carolina, Corning Chairman and CEO Wendell Weeks said in the announcement. Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for CEO

Word History

Etymology

chief executive officer

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of CEO was in 1914

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“CEO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CEO. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

: the executive with the chief decision-making power in an organization or business
Etymology

chief executive officer

Legal Definition

CEO

noun
: the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business
Etymology

chief executive officer

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