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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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
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Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
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Interesting Engineering,
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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Atkin is the chief executive of the digital advertising watchdog Check My Ads Institute.
—
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
Giulio Bergamaschi is to exit his role as Acqua di Parma’s chief executive officer, WWD has learned.
—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
Raveel Afzaal, president and chief executive officer of Next Hydrogen, said FFC’s standardized approach lets fusion developers focus on their core reactor technologies.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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