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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation chief executive officer

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  • noun Initialism of chief executive officer.

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

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Examples

  • During the 1990s, when American practices were all the rage, Germans started to use the term CEO to translate Vorstandssprecher, which means more literally "speaker of the management board."

    How Many Minutes Of Infamy? 2007

  • Over at America Online, the top boss of the site's matchmaking service, holds the title CEO of Love.

    Jacked-Up Job Titles 2006

  • The term CEO is almost a bad word these days as opposed to the golden era back there in the late '90's and early 2000's.

    CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2003 2003

  • The term CEO is almost a bad word these days as opposed to the golden era back there in the late '90's and early 2000's.

    CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2003 2003

  • Clifford, who was given the title CEO in addition to executive director by Metra's board, described other policy changes he has already implemented and others he will make soon.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • Thus Executives and the CEO is able to enrich themselves while putting another American Family on the street.

    Zombies Attack Time Warner Cable in SoCal 2009

  • In a company such as Research in Motion, Motorola, or, for that matter, Apple, the CEO is the one who decides which new cell phone to release to a waiting public, which chip company will supply the integrated circuits that make it work, and which phone-service providers to partner with.

    Do CEOs Matter? 2009

  • In a company such as Research in Motion, Motorola, or, for that matter, Apple, the CEO is the one who decides which new cell phone to release to a waiting public, which chip company will supply the integrated circuits that make it work, and which phone-service providers to partner with.

    Do CEOs Matter? 2009

  • That's my, like they label CEO records and Jimmy O was like a best friend with the label that I'm in and I just have - I still can't believe it because Jimmy O is like, is like everything to us, to Haiti.

    CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2010 2010

  • Normally, a CEO is there to create short term growth and to get the heck out as quickly as possible.

    Think Progress » For the First Time, Progressives Develop National Ballot Initiative Strategy 2006

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