noun
CEO
noun
1
Chief Executive Officer: the person with overall responsibility for running a company.
"The CEO announced record profits at the shareholder meeting."
How to Use CEO
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe top executive who runs a company day to day, reporting to the board.
Common pairings
company CEO
CEO of the firm
Word Forms
CEOed past tense, CEOs singular
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