the person with overall responsibility for the efficient running of a company, organization, etc
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Chief′ Exec′utive,
- Governmentthe president of the United States.
- Government(l.c.) the governor of a U.S. state.
- Government(l.c.) the head of a government.
- 1825–35, American.
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'Chief Executive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CEO
- Council of Ministers
- Hands
- Nunn
- Sainsbury
- Sherpa
- concurrent resolution
- director
- first lady
- governor
- hat
- joint resolution
- master
- mayor
- mayoress
- message
- palace guard
- president
- program director
- ripper
- rule
- sheriff
- subcabinet
- veto
- vice chancellor
- warden