chief executive
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The head of government or head of state.
noun
The head of government or head of state.
noun
The head of government or head of state.
noun
The head of government or head of state.
noun
noun
The title of a chief executive, an honorific form of address.
Example Sentences
- "After consultation with the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive in Council may, on being satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, give the Board such written directions as he thinks fit with respect to the performance of any of the Board’s functions under this Ordinance."
- ""This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm.""
- "Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today."
- "In this section, any reference to a director, chief executive, manager, employee or agent of a Scheme member includes a person who has been but no longer is a director, chief executive, manager, employee or agent of the Scheme member."