executive officer
noun
: the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel
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Sauer said that the NLRB and MSPB both fall outside an exception to the president's power to remove executive officers established by the Supreme Court in 1935.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The felony counts included obstructing an executive officer, committing an assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury and unlawfully using tear gas.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Antony Stately is president and executive officer of the Native American Community Clinic, a federally qualified health care center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The filing also includes information on the company's governance structure, detailing the roles and backgrounds of its directors and executive officers.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The felony counts included obstructing an executive officer, committing an assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury and unlawfully using tear gas.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Antony Stately is president and executive officer of the Native American Community Clinic, a federally qualified health care center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The filing also includes information on the company's governance structure, detailing the roles and backgrounds of its directors and executive officers.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Executive officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20officer. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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