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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

Example Sentences

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There will first be a period of public consultation with landowners and farmers, but chicks could be brought in as early as next summer explained Dr Cat Barlow, CEO of RUN.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this week discussed the potential for AI to help advance biology.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Officials searched a San Francisco home registered as the address for Devastating Pyrotechnics’ CEO.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

CEO Angelos Frangopoulos issued a brief statement, describing Holmes as a "loved member of the GB News family".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Led by Charles McCrary, the president and CEO of Alabama Power, Birmingham citizens raised $6.3 million.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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