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.
Recent Examples on the Web The data underscores a point that Jack Welch, the former chief executive of GE, made in one of my first interviews with a CEO. Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 Mohamed El-Erian, the economist and former chief executive of the investment management giant Pimco, will now be the board chair. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 John Furner, the chief executive of Walmart U.S. and an Arkansas native whose father also worked at Walmart, began his career as an hourly employee at the retailer in the 1993. Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 Chris Howard, chief executive officer of Sharp HealthCare, said that several people involved with the local Medi-Cal effort believe that there are ways to increase local reimbursements through the matching process. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 Vestager these days is one of the world’s three most powerful antitrust watchdogs, together with the UK’s Sarah Cardell, who is CMA chief executive officer, and US Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan. Stephanie Bodoni, Fortune Europe, 8 Mar. 2024 Sam Altman became the face of the artificial intelligence craze through his role as chief executive officer of OpenAI. Annie Massa, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024 The sportsbook’s opening date was announced by Dominic Ortiz, the casino’s property chief executive officer and general manager, at an event at the Pfister Hotel hosted by the Milwaukee Business Journal on Thursday and on its Facebook page. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024 New Board Members: Disney, bracing for a new proxy battle with the activist investor Nelson Peltz, has reinforced its board by adding James Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chief executive, and Jeremy Darroch, who formerly ran the British TV company Sky. Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chief executive was in 1793

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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

chief executive

noun
: a principal executive: as
a
: the president of a republic
b
: the governor of a state
c
: ceo
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