CEO
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of CEO
First recorded in 1910–15; originally Australian
Example Sentences
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What SpaceX’s stock has traded on, experts say, are the grand plans outlined by the company and CEO Elon Musk.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Unions have strongly criticised VW and Blume for unsettling employees by allowing media reports of mass job cuts to circulate without comment, demanding the CEO take a public stand.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
"My opinion is that you'll see fewer countries playing Test cricket, but the quality and the jeopardy of those Test matches will be more," Todd Greenberg, CEO of Cricket Australia, told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
In May, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, “I’m delighted to be wrong about that.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Today, anyone may have a shot at becoming a United States Supreme Court justice or a CEO, and there are more and more self-made billionaires.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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