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

Chris Hunter, chief executive of Maven Trading, said on the On The Margin podcast, describing users who optimize against simulated accounts rather than trade in them. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Laura Lee, the charity’s chief executive, was filmed in conversation with Camilla for the documentary. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

But as any chief executive knows, the strongest brands are rarely destroyed by their competitors. — John A. Quelch, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Kubasik has been replaced by Sam Mehta as chief executive officer and president. — Lee Ying Shan,fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Aug. 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