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CEO
noun
the
highest-ranking
person
in
a
company
or
other
organization
who
has
overall
responsibility
for
making
important
decisions
and
managing
its
operations
•
The
company's
CEO
announced
a
new
sustainability
plan
at
the
press
conference
.
The
company's
CEO
announced
a
new
sustainability
plan
at
the
press
conference
.
•
After
a
difficult
year
,
the
board
decided
to
replace
the
CEO
to
improve
performance
.
After
a
difficult
year
,
the
board
decided
to
replace
the
CEO
to
improve
performance
.
Initialism
of
“
chief
executive
officer
,”
first
recorded
in
American
business
writing
in
the
1970s
.
noun
(
informal
)
a
person
who
is
extremely
good
at
or
strongly
associated
with
a
particular
quality
or
activity
,
especially
used
humorously
on
social
media
•
Jack
is
the
CEO
of
dad
jokes
;
he
always
makes
everyone
laugh
.
Jack
is
the
CEO
of
dad
jokes
;
he
always
makes
everyone
laugh
.
•
On
social
media
,
people
called
her
the
CEO
of
kindness
after
she
helped
the
stray
animals
.
On
social
media
,
people
called
her
the
CEO
of
kindness
after
she
helped
the
stray
animals
.
Extension
of
the
business
term
“
CEO
,”
applied
humorously
online
from
the
late
2010s
to
label
someone
as
the
best
at
something
.
