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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Controlling owner Mark Walter, chief executive officer of the financial services firm Guggenheim Partners, oversaw this latest renaissance.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Adena Friedman, chief executive of Nasdaq, said Europe is unlikely to see the benefits of a Capital Markets Union — a unified regulatory framework for capital, like the United States — unless smaller regulators concede powers to a pan-European regulatory agency.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
The magic comes from the simplicity, consistency and community, said Russ Jefferys, the chief executive of Parkrun.
—Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The outgoing chief executive saved his applause for Trump’s mention of the release Sunday by Hamas of three Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire agreement that took months to negotiate.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Adena Friedman, chief executive of Nasdaq, said Europe is unlikely to see the benefits of a Capital Markets Union — a unified regulatory framework for capital, like the United States — unless smaller regulators concede powers to a pan-European regulatory agency.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
The magic comes from the simplicity, consistency and community, said Russ Jefferys, the chief executive of Parkrun.
—Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The outgoing chief executive saved his applause for Trump’s mention of the release Sunday by Hamas of three Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire agreement that took months to negotiate.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Chief executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20executive. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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