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CEO

American  
Or C.E.O.

abbreviation

  1. chief executive officer: the head of an organization, company, etc.


CEO British  

abbreviation

  1. chief executive officer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of CEO

First recorded in 1910–15; originally Australian


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"That is something that computers can't do," added the filmmaker, who is also the CEO of Laika, the US studio behind "Coraline."

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

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But the CEO was the big boss, basically.

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