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executive officer

NOUN
director
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator chief executive head leader organizer player principal producer supervisor
STRONG
boss chair controller exec governor kingpin overseer skipper
WEAK
big person head honcho helmer key player person upstairs top dog top person
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower worker

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SpaceX is very much tied to the success of Elon Musk as he is the chief executive officer, chief technical officer, and chairman of the board.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“It’s all about tech. It’s thankless to own the other sectors now,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Ph.D., chief executive officer and chairman of Revolution Medicines, said in a press release on Sunday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

STV's chief executive officer Rufus Radcliffe said the company had to respond to the "significant shift" in audience behaviour.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He ran Novell, one of Silicon Valley’s most important software firms, and in 2001, he became the chief executive officer of Google.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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