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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Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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—Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
The Central Committee implements the decisions of the Party Congress, oversees the party’s policies between Party Congresses, and elects a Polit Bureau, which is the chief executive body of the party, and its general secretary.
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Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Some billionaires, such as Google co-founder Larry Page and Meta co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, have been snapping up luxury real estate in Florida and other states.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After Time Warner’s landmark merger with AOL in 2001, Collins was named chief executive of AOL Time Warner Interactive Video, helping usher in the home-internet age.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
The Central Committee implements the decisions of the Party Congress, oversees the party’s policies between Party Congresses, and elects a Polit Bureau, which is the chief executive body of the party, and its general secretary.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chief executive
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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