chief executive

American  

[cheef ig-zek-yuh-tiv] / ˈtʃif ɪgˈzɛk yə tɪv /

noun

1. the president of the United States.

   the powers of the chief executive, as granted by the Constitution.

2. the governor of a U.S. state.

   the newly elected chief executive of Rhode Island.

3. the head of a government.

   a conference attended by all the European chief executives.

4. Also called chief executive officer.  the head of an organization, company, etc..

   the chief executive of a media corporation.

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chief executive British  

noun

1. the person with overall responsibility for the efficient running of a company, organization, etc

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Etymology

Origin of chief executive

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

Bruno Huggler, Crans-Montana Tourism's chief executive, said: "Our daily lives are still marked by this tragedy, but ... we are moving forward. We all want to look ahead."

From Barron's

Sean Patrick Maloney, chief executive of the Coalition for Prediction Markets, said the group’s member companies are committed to encouraging responsible trading.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The guys that have worked in the Pentagon before, they know how all this works,” said Tony Sage, chief executive of Critical Metals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Capgemini Chief Executive Aiman Ezzat last week said that he only found out about the contract recently from public sources; the U.S. division, he said, operates autonomously because of U.S. requirements to protect classified information.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chief executive Aiman Ezzat wrote on LinkedIn last week that the management "were recently made aware, through public sources" of the contract with Capgemini Government Solutions.

From Barron's