chief executive
noun
: a principal executive: such as
a
: the president of a republic
b
: the governor of a state
c
: ceo
Examples of chief executive in a Sentence
The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Richard Gentry, the taxpayers group’s new temporary leader, is the former San Diego Housing Commission chief executive officer who resigned in 2022 after a series of controversial hotel purchases.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Probably lying on its side Beyond that, Crain and the rest of the company, including its chief executive, Steve Altemus, could not precisely say what happened.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
The jury reviewed the trial testimony of a former Circle Bank chief executive during its deliberations, said Linda Lam, a plaintiff’s attorney.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Richard Gentry, the taxpayers group’s new temporary leader, is the former San Diego Housing Commission chief executive officer who resigned in 2022 after a series of controversial hotel purchases.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Probably lying on its side Beyond that, Crain and the rest of the company, including its chief executive, Steve Altemus, could not precisely say what happened.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
The jury reviewed the trial testimony of a former Circle Bank chief executive during its deliberations, said Linda Lam, a plaintiff’s attorney.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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