executive officer
noun
: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel
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Biglari, who had purchased a 7% stake in the chain in 2007, became the company’s third-largest shareholder, owning more shares than all of Steak ‘n Shake’s then executive officers and directors combined.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
MacVean rose up the ranks, eventually becoming executive officer of the USS Parche (SSN-683), which became famous in the Silent Service for tapping Soviet undersea communication cables and recovering Soviet missile fragments.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Under the new plan, Musk must remain at Tesla as either CEO or executive officer responsible for product or operations in order to receive the shares, which are divided into 12 tranches.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Katie Parks, the service’s deputy ICBM program executive officer, told the town hall that new silos could address shortcomings at some current facilities.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
MacVean rose up the ranks, eventually becoming executive officer of the USS Parche (SSN-683), which became famous in the Silent Service for tapping Soviet undersea communication cables and recovering Soviet missile fragments.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Under the new plan, Musk must remain at Tesla as either CEO or executive officer responsible for product or operations in order to receive the shares, which are divided into 12 tranches.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Katie Parks, the service’s deputy ICBM program executive officer, told the town hall that new silos could address shortcomings at some current facilities.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Executive officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20officer. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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