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

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Most colleges have struggled to keep up with the whiplash pace of AI innovation, but the CEO of Malvern College said schools are finally waking up. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 Rosensweig, a former top executive at Yahoo who joined Chegg as CEO in 2010, stepped down from the post in April 2024, handing the job to Schultz, who was operating chief at the time. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025 The company has formed a strategic alliance with Vobile — which provides digital content asset protection and software services used widely in the industry — and its chairman and CEO, Yangbin Wang, on financing. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025 Here, Disney Petit, CEO of LiquiDonate, discusses how the returns and warehouse management solution is helping retailers turn excess inventory and unsellable goods into opportunities for community impact and operational efficiency. Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 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 28 Oct. 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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