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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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United’s CEO at the time said it was like signing the LeBron James of the airline business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Before he started in the airline industry, and long before he was the CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby was a serious gambler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The audacious CEO has such grand ambitions for United that he recently pitched President Trump his boldest idea yet: a megamerger with American Airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

But Apple Intelligence hints at a more distant threat to Apple, one that will fall on Ternus’s plate should he be lucky enough to match Cook’s CEO tenure.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Just as you revert to being about nine years old when you go home to visit your parents, you revert to total subordination when you are in the presence of your former CEO.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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