Ceo

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of chief executive officer. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

    "CEOs who once made 50 times the average worker’s salary made more than 500 times as much in 2001."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of CEO. alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president) wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of civil enforcement officer. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
  5. 5
    Acronym of current engine option. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of city engineering office. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To serve as the chief executive officer (CEO) of an organization or company. informal, intransitive

    "Daddy-David's answer was CEOing. He'd CEOed at three companies, most recently as head of an electronic sensor manufacturer. “He's completely turned them around in less than a year,” Lise trilled, “and never missed Friday afternoon Bible study.”"

Synonyms

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chief executive officerchief executive officerchief operating officer

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"He's the new CEO from the parent company in France."

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