chief executive officer

/ˈtʃif ɪgˈzek·jə·t̬ɪv ˈɔ·fə·sər/, /ˈɑf·ə-/ n [C] (short form chief executive, , abbreviation CEO)

Definition

› the top manager in a company who has the greatest responsibility and makes the most important decisions

(Definition of chief executive officer n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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