chief executive officer
noun [C] (abbreviation CEO)Definition
› the person with the most important position in a companyBosses, managers and directorsPeople in charge of or controlling other people
(Definition of chief executive officer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- boss noun (MANAGER)
- captain of industry noun
- CEO noun
- chief executive noun
- comptroller noun
- coordinator noun
- executive noun
- founder noun
- Goliath noun
- governance noun
- governor noun
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