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

But co-founder Lynn Lowder, the chief executive officer, spent 16 years in the Marine Corps, starting with force reconnaissance in Vietnam. — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

The motion calls on the county’s chief executive officer to identify millions of dollars in new funding for self-help legal centers, courthouse domestic violence clinics and the launch of a hotline to help connect the public with services. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

The announcement is part of Nvidia's efforts to stabilize the company as it has been thrown into turmoil over its chief executive's conduct, and new pressure over what Nvidia knew about sales of its restricted AI chips to Chinese companies. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Flaherty will succeed former City Manager Sean Rabé, who left the position after three years to become Placer County’s assistant chief executive officer. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 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