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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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Dec. 2025
The chief executive of Turning Point USA and widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk closed out a day of discussion at the 2025 DealBook Summit with a wide-ranging conversation alongside DealBook editor-at-large Andrew Ross Sorkin.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Pavan Pardasani, global chief executive officer of JKS Restaurants, told Travel + Leisure.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Larry Wang, FoloToy’s chief executive, told CNN on November 19 that the company had withdrawn the teddy bear and other AI products from its website and is conducting an internal safety audit.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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