executive officer

American  

noun

1. the officer second in command of a military or naval organization.

2. an officer charged with executive duties, as in a corporation.

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executive officer British  

noun

1.  XO.  the second-in-command of any of certain military units

2. a specialist seaman officer, responsible under the captain for the routine efficient running of the ship in the US, British (formerly), and certain other navies

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Etymology

Origin of executive officer

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

“Blue carbon can be utilized not only to sequester tons of carbon dioxide but to also improve the lives of coastal communities,” Vahid Fotuhi, the Chief Executive officer of Blue Forest, told the Associated Press.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

The complaints named Didi's chief Executive officer Will Wei Cheng and several other executives and directors.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2021

In July 2014, Xavier Huillard, the current Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Vinci in France declared, “To say that our enterprises belong solely to our shareholders is totally idiotic.”

From Forbes • Aug. 20, 2014

The company also cited three straight quarters of better-than-expected earnings and said that, if elected to the board, Starboard Chief Executive officer Jeffrey Smith and investor Dennis Miller would slow AOL's momentum.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2012

So that during the three weeks of Lindsay's visit Bristol saw more of the Chief Executive officer of the State than Bristol had seen before, and everybody but Lindsay had an inkling of the reason.

From The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World by Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman

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