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CEO

noun
1
Chief Executive Officer: the person with overall responsibility for running a company.
"The CEO announced record profits at the shareholder meeting."

How to Use CEO

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In plain EnglishThe top executive who runs a company day to day, reporting to the board.

Common pairings
company CEO CEO of the firm

Word Forms

CEOed past tense, CEOs singular

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