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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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The event is likely to see the participation of heads of state and top policymakers, along with business leaders such as Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of NVIDIA, and Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The Grossmont board declined to renew the contract of Christian Wallis, its previous chief executive, in March without providing a public reason for the dismissal.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Graham Smith, Republic’s chief executive, told the outlet.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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