: the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business

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Things are getting better at Boeing under CEO Ortberg. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 Despite all this bad news, Carol Tome, the company’s CEO, spent just over $1 million in August to add to her UPS holdings. John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The criticism of short-term thinking echoes arguments made by others in the past, including JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and legendary investor Warren Buffett. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 In addition to authoring several bestselling books on business modeling — including 2020’s The Invincible Company — Osterwalder now serves as the founder and CEO of Strategyzer, an innovation consultancy and software development firm that helps companies design, test, and scale new business models. Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for CEO

Word History

Etymology

chief executive officer

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of CEO was in 1914

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“CEO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CEO. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

: the executive with the chief decision-making power in an organization or business
Etymology

chief executive officer

Legal Definition

CEO

noun
: the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business
Etymology

chief executive officer

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