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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Disney chief executive officer Bob Iger has less than two years left on his contract, and speculation is ripe over who will succeed him—for a second time.
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
The Federal Trade Commission, which sued to stop the buyout on anticompetitive grounds, called Michael Kors’ chief executive officer Cedric Wilmotte to the stand on Thursday and his testimony ultimately elicited an unusually raw take on the brand.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
Located in Santa Rosa Beach, the Spooky Lane address was bought by Brian Jenkins, the former chief executive of Dave & Buster’s, in 2018 for over $4 million, property records show.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
The Federal Trade Commission, which sued to stop the buyout on anticompetitive grounds, called Michael Kors’ chief executive officer Cedric Wilmotte to the stand on Thursday and his testimony ultimately elicited an unusually raw take on the brand.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
Located in Santa Rosa Beach, the Spooky Lane address was bought by Brian Jenkins, the former chief executive of Dave & Buster’s, in 2018 for over $4 million, property records show.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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