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

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang has long claimed that Nvidia’s GPUs are the market leader for both training and inference, and that such versatility was a key appeal of the product.

From The Wall Street Journal

By the time Ellison made his sixth offer, Warner Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav stopped responding to his texts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ellison, 43 years old, as Paramount chief executive will now control much of our attention: the shows we watch, the news we consume and the screens we stare at all day long, with a family portfolio that will include HBO, CNN, CBS News, the historic Warner Bros. studio lot and crown jewels such as DC Comics and Harry Potter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paramount has undergone a swift transformation under Chief Executive David Ellison following his family’s acquisition of the company last summer.

From Los Angeles Times

CNN Worldwide Chief Executive Mark Thompson tried to quell some of those fears, particularly inside his own newsroom.

From Los Angeles Times