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chief executive

chief executive noun: POTUS, the president of the United States. Also the ellipsis of chief executive officer.

Noun (1)

chief executive (plural chief executives)

  1. POTUS, the president of the United States.
  2. (Hong-Kong, capitalized) The head of government of Hong Kong
    • 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.2004, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, “Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance”, in Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, Section 9(1), page A227
  3. (Macau) The head of government of Macau
  4. The governor of a U.S. state.

Noun (2) capitalized: Chief Executive

Chief Executive (plural Chief Executives)

  1. The title of a chief executive, an honorific form of address.

Also used as

chief executive is also the ellipsis of chief executive officer.

chief executive meaning in Hindi

chief executive in Hindi

the head of government or head of state
चीफ एक्जिक्यूटिव अफसर cīph ekjikyūṭiv aphsar
chief executive officer
चीफ एक्जिक्यूटिव अफसर cīph ekjikyūṭiv aphsar

Forms of chief executive

pluralchief executives
pluralChief Executives

Origin of chief executive

Alternative letter-case form of chief executive.

Questions about chief executive

What does chief executive mean?
Chief executive means POTUS, the president of the United States.
What is chief executive in Hindi?
Chief executive in Hindi is चीफ एक्जिक्यूटिव अफसर (cīph ekjikyūṭiv aphsar). See Chief executive meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is chief executive?
Chief executive is a noun.
What is the plural of chief executive?
The plural of chief executive is chief executives.

Words near chief executive in the dictionary

  1. chief cook and bottle-washers
  2. chief cooks and bottle washers
  3. chief cooks and bottle-washers
  4. chief editor
  5. chief editors
  6. chief executive
  7. chief executive officer
  8. chief executive officers
  9. chief executives
  10. chief experience officer
  11. chief experience officers

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