CEO
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of CEO
First recorded in 1910–15; originally Australian
Example Sentences
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Baz Halpin, CEO and founder of production company Silent House, designed and produced Sphere shows for the Eagles and Backstreet Boys.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The Journal said Wednesday’s announcement follows an aggressive lobbying push External link by advocates including a cannabis CEO, a Florida sheriff, and a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
“Basically HW3 customers are screwed,” Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management and an early Tesla investor, wrote on X, referring to a computer used in some older Tesla cars.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
Ballmer, a former long-time CEO of Microsoft, accused Sanberg of targeting him for his well-known interest in environmental sustainability and exaggerating their relationship to convince others to invest in the fraudulent company.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The city was not only home to her dad’s literary idol, but Emily’s, too: Garrison Griswold, CEO of Bayside Press and mastermind of Book Scavenger, the coolest book-hunting game in existence.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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