variants or less commonly C-Suite or c-suite
plural C-suites also C-Suites or c-suites
: an organization's top-level executives (such as the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, etc.) considered as a group
The company also expanded its C-suite, with its new chief technology officer located in Houston.
often used before another noun
C-suite executives/leaders

Examples of C-suite in a Sentence

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Every Friday morning, the weekly Fortune 500 Power Moves column tracks Fortune 500 company C-suite shifts—see the most recent edition. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 July 2026 From this point forward, a succession of C-suite decisions all but sealed the fate of Nokia’s iconic line of phones. IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026 Many of my C-suite clients who are still employed have begun leveraging this tactic as part of their long-term legacy planning. Monish Verma, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The trick for the C-suite at Hermès and Victoria’s Secret is to focus on their brands and their companies and to let the stock take care of itself. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for C-suite

Word History

Etymology

after the C in the initials of such executives' titles, as CEO (chief executive officer) and COO (chief operating officer)

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of C-suite was in 1998

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“C-suite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/C-suite. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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