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

Chief Executive Dan Mesches told trade publication Nation’s Restaurant News in 2021 that comparable sales had grown since pre-pandemic years.

From Los Angeles Times

A White House party in November gained a lot of attention when an awkward picture emerged of AI czar Sacks posing with Musk, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang and OpenAI President Greg Brockman.

From The Wall Street Journal

And it is the fruit of a painstaking restructuring process led by Chief Executive Jane Fraser.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the food businesses had a mixed performance in the period, Chief Executive Officer George Weston said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“What we’re doing is highly ambitious and capital intensive,” Chief Executive Zhang Peng said in an interview with Chinese media in late 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal