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Synonyms

CEO

American  
Or C.E.O.

abbreviation

  1. chief executive officer: the head of an organization, company, etc.

CEO British  

abbreviation

  1. chief executive officer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of CEO

First recorded in 1910–15; originally Australian

Example Sentences

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When CEO Mike Creedon visited that new store, he noticed Range Rovers in the parking lot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Abel succeeded Buffett as CEO at year’s end.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

The company’s stock has risen by more than180% since Hastings stepped down from his CEO role.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“The latest data reflects a clear shift: more people in the U.S. are choosing to have children later in life,” Danielle Melfi, CEO of RESOLVE, The National Infertility Association, told Salon.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

But in early 2002, the new CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Arne Duncan, contacted the study’s authors.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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