CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chief executive officer mean? 

• CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (noun)
  The noun CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER has 1 sense:

1. the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)

  Familiarity information: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

CEO; chief executive officer; chief operating officer

Hypernyms ("chief executive officer" is a kind of...):

business executive; corporate executive (an executive in a business corporation)