CIO

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abbreviation

Business.chief information officer: an executive in an organization who oversees policies and decisions relating to information technology and computer systems.

Business.chief investment officer: an executive in an organization who oversees financial assets.

Congress of Industrial Organizations.

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Words nearby CIO

cinquefoil, Cinque Ports, Cinque Terre, Cintra, Cinzano, CIO, -cion, cioppino, CIP, Cipango, cipher

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How to use CIO in a sentence

We had seniors, blacks, whites—a real coalition of people—and we had a lot of them in Mississippi for the AFL-CIO.
Bernie Sanders Is Showing Us the Socialist Way to Run for President|David Freedlander|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He named New Jersey Rep. Frank LoBiondo, who the AFL-CIO endorsed.
Women’s Groups Showing Labor Who’s the Boss Now|Eleanor Clift|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These public-sector workers were members of divisions of the AFL-CIO and SEIU, respectively.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions|Dmitri Mehlhorn|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yes, these and other groups are in reality as closely tied to the Republican Party as the AFL-CIO is to the Democrats.
Why Hillary Clinton Should Go a-Knocking on Ralph Reed’s Door|Jeff Greenfield|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“With a Republican Senate, all kinds of things are going to reach his desk,” says Bill Samuel of the AFL-CIO.
Here’s What Happens When the GOP Takes Over the Senate|Michael Tomasky|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Just like Cio-Cio-San,” he muttered to himself, as he dipped his hands into icy water for a morning splash.
Panther Eye|Roy J. Snell
Had it been stolen from her, or was this strange interpreter, who had doubtless just now saved his life, Cio-Cio-San 158 herself?
Panther Eye|Roy J. Snell
Montgomery admitted that he blamed the cio-root for his sufferings.
A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches|J. M. Barrie
All respectable chemists, Montgomery assures me, keep the cio-root.
A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches|J. M. Barrie
The Italians say: 'Le avversità sono per l'animo cio ch' è un temporale per l'aria.'
Willis the Pilot|Johanna Spyri

British Dictionary definitions for CIO

CIO

/ US /

abbreviation for

Congress of Industrial OrganizationsSee also AFL-CIO

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