executive officer

noun

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

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Optical Cable Corporation's board of directors and executive officers are listed, with information incorporated by reference from the company's proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024 The remaining executive officer spots were filled by Carol Ann Chan, Clark Crider, Carissa Ultsch and Shelby Williams, with Ashlyn Clark as a junior executive member. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025 Such gasses, along with soot and most of the harmful emissions from the batteries, appear to have quickly drifted to higher elevations, said Richard Stedman, executive officer of the Monterey Bay Air Resources District. Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025 The crush at the Maha Kumbh Mela in the city of Prayagraj occurred after a barrier broke, according to Akanksha Rana, special executive officer for the festival. Manveena Suri, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for executive officer

Word History

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 4 Mar. 2025.

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