Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for CEO. Search instead for GEON.
Synonyms

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He revolutionized the company’s operations, emerged as the heir apparent to Jobs and officially took over as CEO in August 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Nexstar CEO Perry Sook teamed up with WGN executive Sean Compton to kick off “Project Neutral,” a strategy to transform WGN into a straight-news outfit for Middle America.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Find insight on Apple’s new CEO, Han’s Laser Technology and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Cook will be succeeded as CEO by current hardware chief John Ternus.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

But at age seventy-four, the president, CEO, and commander in chief of this here army still has the power.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.