Phrase guide

chief executive officer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CEO

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: CXO, officer, person

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noun

Meaning 2

the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CEO, chief operating officer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: corporate executive, business executive

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَئِيس تَنْفِيذِيّ (raʔīs tanfīḏiyy) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Armenian: աշխատակազմի ղեկավար (ašxatakazmi ġekavar) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Azerbaijani: baş icraçı direktor — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Basque: buru exekutiboa ofiziala — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Belarusian: генера́льны дырэ́ктар (hjenjerálʹny dyréktar) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Belarusian: генэра́льны дырэ́ктар (hjenerálʹny dyréktar) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Bulgarian: гла́вен изпълни́телен дире́ктор (gláven izpǎlnítelen diréktor) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Bulgarian: генера́лен дире́ктор (generálen diréktor) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最高執行官 /最高执行官 (zuìgāo zhíxíngguān) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 首席執行官 /首席执行官 (shǒuxí zhíxíngguān) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 執行總裁 /执行总裁 (zhíxíng zǒngcái) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行政總裁 /行政总裁 (xíngzhèng zǒngcái) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Czech: výkonný ředitel — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Danish: administrerende direktør — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Dutch: bestuursvoorzitter — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Dutch: algemeen directeur — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Dutch: CEO — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Esperanto: ĉefdirektoro — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Esperanto: ĉefa afergvida oficisto — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Estonian: tegevdirektor — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Finnish: toimitusjohtaja — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Finnish: pääjohtaja — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • French: Président Directeur Général — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • French: PDG — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Georgian: მთავარი აღმასრულებელი დირექტორი (mtavari aɣmasrulebeli direkṭori) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Georgian: მთავარი აღმასრულებელი ოფიცერი (mtavari aɣmasrulebeli opiceri) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Georgian: მთავარი აღმასრულებელი ხელმძღვანელი (mtavari aɣmasrulebeli xelmʒɣvaneli) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Georgian: აღმასრულებელი დირექტორი (aɣmasrulebeli direkṭori) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • German: Vorstandvorsitzender — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • German: Vorstandvorsitzende — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • German: Hauptgeschäftsführer — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Greek: διευθύνων σύμβουλος (diefthýnon sýmvoulos) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Greek: διευθύνουσα σύμβουλος (diefthýnousa sýmvoulos) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Hindi: मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी (mukhya kāryakārī adhikārī) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Hungarian: vezérigazgató — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Icelandic: framkvæmdastjóri — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Indonesian: direktur utama — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Indonesian: dirut — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Italian: amministratore delegato — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Japanese: 最高経営責任者 (saikō keiei sekininsha) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Korean: 최고경영자 (choegogyeong'yeongja) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Korean: 대표이사 (daepyoisa) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Korean: 사장 (sajang) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Korean: CEO (CEO) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Korean: 최고경영책임자 (choegogyeong'yeongchaegimja) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Lithuanian: generalinis direktorius — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Macedonian: главен извршен дире́ктор (glaven izvršen diréktor) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Macedonian: извршен дире́ктор (izvršen diréktor) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Malay: ketua pegawai eksekutif — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: daglig leder — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Iranian Persian: مُدیرِ عامِلِ اِجْرایی (modir-e âmel-e ejrâyi) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Iranian Persian: مُدیرِ عامِل (modir-e âmel) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Iranian Persian: مُدیرِ اِجْرایی (modir-e ejrâyi) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Polish: dyrektor zarządzający — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Polish: dyrektor generalny — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Polish: prezes — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Portuguese: diretor executivo — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Portuguese: CEO — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Romanian: director general — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Romanian: DG — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Russian: генера́льный дире́ктор (generálʹnyj diréktor) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Russian: гла́вный исполни́тельный дире́ктор (glávnyj ispolnítelʹnyj diréktor) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Serbo-Croatian: извршни директор — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Serbo-Croatian: izvršni direktor — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Slovak: výkonný riaditeľ — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Slovene: izvršni direktor — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Spanish: director ejecutivo — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Spanish: gerente general — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Spanish: presidente ejecutivo — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Swedish: verkställande direktör — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Thai: ประธานเจ้าหน้าที่บริหาร — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Turkish: yönetim kurulu başkanı — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Turkish: icra kurulu başkanı — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Ukrainian: генера́льний дире́ктор (henerálʹnyj dyréktor) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Ukrainian: головни́й викона́вчий дире́ктор (holovnýj vykonávčyj dyréktor) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Uzbek: bosh ijrochi direktor — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Vietnamese: giám đốc điều hành — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Welsh: prif weithredwr — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Xibe: ᠰᡟᡞ ᡞ ᠣᡠ (syi i oo) — highest-ranking corporate officer
  • Xibe: ᡠᡪᡠᡞ ᡨᡝᡣᡠᡢᡤᡝ ᠶᠠᠪᡠᠪᡠᠷᡝ ᡥᠠᡫᠠᠨ (ujui tekungge yabubure hafan) — highest-ranking corporate officer