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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Douglas Morton, chief executive officer of San Diego Blood Bank, said that this is the time when blood banks prove their ability to flex production to meet demand.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The chief executive of Ryanair on Wednesday dismissed Elon Musk’s idea of buying the budget airline and shrugged off insults from the billionaire, in a war of words that erupted over installing Starlink systems on aircraft.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
With the appointment, Hernandez joins a growing list of appointees who have taken on the role as chief executive of the city in recent years.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Nielsen is an e-commerce veteran who was most recently president of Bed Bath & Beyond and took over for interim chief executive officer Cristina Miller, who held the role since March 2025.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The chief executive of Ryanair on Wednesday dismissed Elon Musk’s idea of buying the budget airline and shrugged off insults from the billionaire, in a war of words that erupted over installing Starlink systems on aircraft.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
With the appointment, Hernandez joins a growing list of appointees who have taken on the role as chief executive of the city in recent years.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Nielsen is an e-commerce veteran who was most recently president of Bed Bath & Beyond and took over for interim chief executive officer Cristina Miller, who held the role since March 2025.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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