Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chief executive officer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: chief ex-ec-u-tive of-fi-cer
IPA

49

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for carrying out the policies of the board of directors on a day-to-day basis; CEO.

Inflected Forms

chief executive officers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

COO chief operating officer more at [[CXO

Synonyms

CEO chief executive chief operating officer

Questions

What does chief executive officer mean?: The highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for carrying out the policies of the board of directors on a day-to-day basis; CEO.

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