chief executive
noun
: a principal executive: such as
a
: the president of a republic
b
: the governor of a state
c
: ceo
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The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
That trial also led to convictions of the utility’s former chief executive officer and two other lobbyists.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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—Victoria Gomelsky, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
That trial also led to convictions of the utility’s former chief executive officer and two other lobbyists.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Jean-Christophe Babin, the chief executive of Bulgari, whose best-selling Serpenti collection of jewelry, watches and handbags traces its roots to a gold tubogas watch the house crafted in 1948, said the snake motif was so central to the brand that the two were virtually inseparable.
—Victoria Gomelsky, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The Metropolitan Police cut Millwall’s ticket allocation from 3,000 to 1,500, with Andy Ambler, Millwall’s chief executive, criticising the decision.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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