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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Motion Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in the company from Chanel, which remains a minority shareholder in Capsum, as are Sébastien Bardon, its founding chief executive officer, and the management team. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Delgado appeared alongside Boyle, Mayor Karen Bass and Reynold Hoover, chief executive of LA28, at a press conference announcing the partnership. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Chang was steadily promoted before he was passed over for the position of chief executive, perhaps for bamboo-ceiling reasons. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

The man in question was Jean-Louis Dumas, then the chief executive of Hermès, and the sixth generation of family leadership in the most vaunted of French luxury houses. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chief executive

• consecutive

Kids Definition

chief executive

noun

: a principal executive: as

a

: the president of a republic

b

: the governor of a state

c

: ceo