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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Scott Butera, Affinity’s chief executive and president, offered a few comments about the closure at the May 21 Nevada Gaming Commission meeting.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The president and chief executive officer of ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination on Wednesday when lawmakers pressed her about the Democratic donation platform allegedly accepting foreign payments.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
Longtime correspondent Lesley Stahl told The New York Times that in a weekend phone call with David Ellison, Paramount's chief executive promised to respect the editorial independence of the CBS newsmagazine.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Frank Bisignano, chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), during a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 June 2026
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The president and chief executive officer of ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination on Wednesday when lawmakers pressed her about the Democratic donation platform allegedly accepting foreign payments.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
Longtime correspondent Lesley Stahl told The New York Times that in a weekend phone call with David Ellison, Paramount's chief executive promised to respect the editorial independence of the CBS newsmagazine.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Frank Bisignano, chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), during a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 June 2026
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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