CEO

or C.E.O.

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abbreviation

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

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Origin of CEO

First recorded in 1910–15; originally Australian

Words nearby CEO

centurial, centuried, centurion, century, century plant, CEO, ceorl, cep, cepaceous, cèpe, cephal-

How to use CEO in a sentence

His goal: to make the perfect (and absolutely comfortable) high-heel, with the help from Nike CEO Mark Parker.
What, and Who, You'll Be Wearing in 2015|Justin Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
CEO Michael Lynton showed a rough cut of the movie to U.S. officials before moving ahead.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Say State Department Blessed Kim Jong-Un Assassination in ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But as consumers grew up, Abercrombie—much like its Botox-addicted CEO—refused to age with them.
Abercrombie & Ditch: The Fall of the House of Tween|Lizzie Crocker|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the dispensaries CEO, this event is about more than a sale.
Colorado Weed Dispensaries Celebrate ‘Green Friday’|Abby Haglage|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Camille Hammond, CEO of Tinina Q Cade Foundation, said simply that the pathways to parenthood are different.
Want Blue Eyes With That Baby?: The Strange New World of Human Reproduction|Eleanor Clift|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Et ceo a tous yeaux as queux y appertient nous notifions pu ycelles.
Notes and Queries, Number 66, February 1, 1851|Various
Et sur ceo, le quel le plaintif recouerer, ou que le brief abateroit sont ajornes deuant eux mesmes a Westminster.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
I, p. 19: 'Quant vous vendrez a loustel, fetes de vostre archevileyn ceo qe vous vodrez.'
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
Pur ceo que le form d'un Stare, dont le diminutive est Sterling, fuit impressit on stamp sur ceo.
Notes & Queries, No. 26. Saturday, April 27, 1850|Various
The French has: et appelle homme les dyamantz en ceo pais 'Hamese'.
Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose|Various

British Dictionary definitions for CEO

CEO

abbreviation for

chief executive officer

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