CEO
or C.E.O.
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abbreviation
chief executive officer: the head of an organization, company, etc.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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Origin of CEO
First recorded in 1910–15; originally Australian
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British Dictionary definitions for CEO
CEO
abbreviation for
chief executive officer
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