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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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Baz Halpin, CEO and founder of production company Silent House, designed and produced Sphere shows for the Eagles and Backstreet Boys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Mr. Goff is CEO of Amber Energy and the former chairman and CEO of refinery company Andeavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Tan, who took over as Intel CEO a year ago amid layoffs and market challenges, has acknowledged the difficulty of turning the company around, particularly as US-China trade tensions complicate the semiconductor landscape.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“Basically HW3 customers are screwed,” Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management and an early Tesla investor, wrote on X, referring to a computer used in some older Tesla cars.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

“He’s founder and CEO of Sinclair Scientifica, a mammoth multinational technology company that makes everything from microchips to missiles,” said Mother.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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