chief executive
noun
: a principal executive: such as
a
: the president of a republic
b
: the governor of a state
c
: ceo
Examples of chief executive in a Sentence
The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
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In the nearly two months since former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt acquired Relativity Space, the billionaire has not said much publicly about his plans for the launch company.
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ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Jetson chief executive Stéphan D’haene took on two other members of the company’s C-Suite in a first, one-person eVTOL race.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
The company discussed a range of options for dealing with the doctor, from taking legal action to arranging a sit-down with Celgene’s chief executive.
—David Armstrong, ProPublica, 8 May 2025
Pennsylvania voters give their chief executive, Josh Shapiro, a healthy 59% approval rating and Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer gets favorable marks from 54% of her constituents.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Jetson chief executive Stéphan D’haene took on two other members of the company’s C-Suite in a first, one-person eVTOL race.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
The company discussed a range of options for dealing with the doctor, from taking legal action to arranging a sit-down with Celgene’s chief executive.
—David Armstrong, ProPublica, 8 May 2025
Pennsylvania voters give their chief executive, Josh Shapiro, a healthy 59% approval rating and Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer gets favorable marks from 54% of her constituents.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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