executive officer

noun

: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel

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California’s basic fire insurance program is limited to coverage for farm structures and is prohibitively expensive, said Maureen McGuire, executive officer for the Farm Bureau of Ventura County. —

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024 The report notes a change in control effective September 23, 2024, with the sale of 10,000,000 shares of common stock to Alpine Elite Holdings Ltd., resulting in a change of executive officers. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 29 Nov. 2024 One analysis in 2023 found that white men account for 7 in 10 executive officers in the nation’s largest companies. —

Jessica Guynn, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024 The solution to that problem should be to statutorily reduce the number of executive officers who require Senate confirmation. —

The Editors, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for executive officer

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of executive officer was in 1776

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“Executive officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20officer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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