- CEO
- nounthe corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)• Hypernyms: ↑corporate executive, ↑business executive
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\\¦sē¦ēˈō\ noun (-s)Usage: sometimes not capitalized: the chief executive officer of a business concern or corporation* * *
chief executive officer.Also, C.E.O.* * *
abbrevChief Executive Officer* * *
Chief Executive Officer: the most senior manager in a company who has more authority than anyone else and is responsible for its successThesaurus: general words for business people and managershyponym* * *
CEO (no periods),Chief Executive Officer (of a corporation).* * *
abbr. chief executive officer* * *
/ˌsiːˌiːˈoʊ/ noun, pl CEOs [count]: the person who has the most authority in an organization or business◇ CEO is an abbreviation of “chief executive officer.”* * *
chief executive officer (the person with the highest rank in a business company)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.