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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Alex Wynne, WWD, 20 June 2024
Working with renowned British cycling coach David Brailsford, Ratcliffe has hired a new chief executive officer, technical director, and sporting director.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024
The chief executive of several companies, including Tesla, Neuralink, X, the Boring Company, and SpaceX, Musk is alleged to have done all of these things by former SpaceX employees, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal.
—Sarah Green Carmichael, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
Editor’s note: Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009 to 2017, is president and chief executive of Resolve to Save Lives and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
—Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN, 18 June 2024
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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