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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Online learning platform Skillshare tapped Paul Slavin to be its next chief executive officer, effective August 19.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Atmore will report directly to Amanda Smith, chief executive officer of FMG, and James Fallon, chief content officer of FMG.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Tina Postel is the chief executive officer of Nourish Up, an organization that combats hunger in Mecklenburg County through food banks, grocery delivery and the meals on wheels program.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025
Cleveland-Cliffs chief executive officer Lourenco Goncalves praised the expansion of tariffs.
—Alicia Diaz, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Atmore will report directly to Amanda Smith, chief executive officer of FMG, and James Fallon, chief content officer of FMG.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Tina Postel is the chief executive officer of Nourish Up, an organization that combats hunger in Mecklenburg County through food banks, grocery delivery and the meals on wheels program.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025
Cleveland-Cliffs chief executive officer Lourenco Goncalves praised the expansion of tariffs.
—Alicia Diaz, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chief executive
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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