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chief executive

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The president of the United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

The head of government or head of state.

The head of government of Hong Kong

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hong-Kong, capitalized

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noun

Meaning 3

The head of government or head of state.

The head of government of Macau

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Macau

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The governor of a U.S. state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 5

Chief executive officer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 6

the office of the United States head of state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a President is elected every four years

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: President of the United States, President

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: presidency, presidentship

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noun

Meaning 7

the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the President likes to jog every morning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: President of the United States, United States President, President

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: head of state, chief of state

Narrower terms: Adams, John Adams, President Adams, President John Adams, John Quincy Adams, President John Quincy Adams, Arthur, Chester A. Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur, President Arthur, Buchanan, James Buchanan, President Buchanan, Bush, George Bush, George H.W. Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush, George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, President George W. Bush, Dubyuh, Dubya, Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter, Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Stephen Grover Cleveland, President Cleveland, Clinton, Bill Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton, President Clinton, Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge, President Coolidge, Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower, Ike, President Eisenhower, Fillmore, Millard Fillmore, President Fillmore, Ford, Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford, Garfield, James Garfield, James A. Garfield, James Abraham Garfield, President Garfield, Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant, Harding, Warren Harding, Warren Gamaliel Harding, President Harding, Harrison, William Henry Harrison, President Harrison, President William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison, Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, President Hayes, Hoover, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover, President Hoover, Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory, Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, President Jefferson, Johnson, Andrew Johnson, President Johnson, President Andrew Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, LBJ, President Lyndon Johnson, Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, JFK, President Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy, Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Madison, James Madison, President Madison, McKinley, William McKinley, President McKinley, Monroe, James Monroe, President Monroe, Nixon, Richard Nixon, Richard M. Nixon, Richard Milhous Nixon, President Nixon, Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce, Polk, James Polk, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, President Polk, Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan, President Reagan, Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, President Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, F. D. Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt, FDR, Taft, William Howard Taft, President Taft, Taylor, Zachary Taylor, President Taylor, Truman, Harry Truman, Harry S Truman, President Truman, Tyler, John Tyler, President Tyler, Van Buren, Martin Van Buren, President Van Buren, Washington, George Washington, President Washington, Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 行政長官 /行政长官 — the head of government or head of state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行政長官 /行政长官 (xíngzhèng zhǎngguān) — the head of government or head of state
  • Hindi: चीफ एक्जिक्यूटिव अफसर (cīph ekjikyūṭiv aphsar) — the head of government or head of state
  • Khmer: អគ្គប្រតិបត្តិ (ak keak prote batt) — the head of government or head of state
  • Portuguese: chefe do executivo — the head of government or head of state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行政總裁 /行政总裁 (xíngzhèng zǒngcái) — chief executive officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 首席執行官 /首席执行官 (shǒuxí zhíxíngguān) — chief executive officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最高執行官 /最高执行官 (zuìgāo zhíxíngguān) — chief executive officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 執行總裁 /执行总裁 (zhíxíng zǒngcái) — chief executive officer
  • Dutch: bestuursvoorzitter — chief executive officer
  • Dutch: algemeen directeur — chief executive officer
  • Dutch: CEO — chief executive officer
  • Hindi: चीफ एक्जिक्यूटिव अफसर (cīph ekjikyūṭiv aphsar) — chief executive officer
  • Māori: kaiwhakahaere matua — chief executive officer
  • Swedish: verkställande direktör — chief executive officer
  • Swedish: vd — chief executive officer
  • Swedish: VD — chief executive officer