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CXO

CXO noun: “chief X officer”, with X as functional placeholder (finance, operating etc.). Also the initialism of chief experience officer.

Noun (1)

CXO

  1. “chief X officer”, with X as functional placeholder (finance, operating etc.)
    • Near-synonyms: C-suite, C-level
    • As someone taught me many, many years ago, businesses aren't run by CXO-level executives but by the people on the front lines working with customers or supporting the people who do.2010, Susan Cramm, 8 Things We Hate About IT, Harvard Business Press, →ISBN, page 9
    Synonyms:
    C-suite, C-level

Noun (2) capitalized: CxO

CxO

  1. Synonym of CXO.
    • The CIO role may be a bit more technical than some other CxO roles, and Drivers are the most technical type.2018, Kim Christfort, Suzanne Vickberg, Business Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN

Also used as

CXO is also the initialism of chief experience officer.

CXO is also the abbreviation of Concho Resources.

Synonyms of CXO

Questions about CXO

What does CXO mean?
CXO means “chief X officer”, with X as functional placeholder (finance, operating etc.).
What part of speech is CXO?
CXO is a noun.

Words near CXO in the dictionary

  1. cwy
  2. CX
  3. CXC
  4. CXCR4
  5. CXF
  6. CXO
  7. CXR
  8. CXRs
  9. Cy
  10. cy pres
  11. cy près

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