executive officer

noun

: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel

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Antony Stately is president and executive officer of the Native American Community Clinic, a federally qualified health care center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 The filing also includes information on the company's governance structure, detailing the roles and backgrounds of its directors and executive officers. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025 In so holding, the Court also implied that the President could freely remove executive officers. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 So would their underwriting files, along with the names, benefits and compensation of executive officers. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for executive officer

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First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of executive officer was in 1776

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“Executive officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20officer. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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