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chief executive officer

n. Abbr. CEO
The highest-ranking executive in a company or organization.
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Noun 1. [画像:chief executive officer - the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm]chief executive officer - the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
business executive, corporate executive - an executive in a business corporation
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Translations
رئيس الشَّرِكَه
výkonný ředitel
administrerende direktør
pääjohtajatoimitusjohtaja
最高経営責任者
výkonný riaditeľ
baş yönetici

chief

(tʃiːf) adjective
greatest in importance etc. the chief cause of disease. hoof رئيسي главен principal hlavní Haupt-... hoved- ο κύριος, ο πιο σημαντικός pea- مهمترین؛ عمده pää- principal ראשי, עיקרי मुख्य vrhovni, glavni fő utama aðal-; helstur principale 主要な 주요한 svarbiausias galvenais utama belangrijkst hoved-, over-, viktigst główny رئيس، مشر، دغوړى رتبې خښتن، مهم عمده، اساسى principal principal главный hlavný glavni glavni huvud-, viktigast สําคัญที่สุด başlıca, en önemli 首要的 найголовніший, основний بڑا ، مرکزی chủ yếu 首要的
noun
the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc. opperhoof, owerste رئيس، زَعيم قَبيلَه ръководител chefe šéf, hlava, vedoucí der Chef høvding; leder; chef αρχηγός, πρόεδρος pealik رئیس johtaja chef ראש הַשֶבֵט प्रमुख glava, šef, poglavar főnök kepala æðstur, yfir- capo 長 우두머리 vadas, vadovas vadonis; virsaitis; vadītājs; priekšnieks ketua leider overhode, sjef, leder wódz, szef مشر chefe conducător вождь; глава; шеф šéf, hlava poglavar, vodja, šef poglavica hövding, chef, ledare หัวหน้า şef, reis, lider 部落族長或酋長,部門或公司主管等 вождь; голова سردار ، سربراہ thủ lĩnh 部落族长、酋长,(公司或机构的)首领、首长
ˈchiefly adverb
mainly. She became ill chiefly because she did not eat enough. hoofsaaklik بِصورَةٍ رَئيسيَّه предимно principalmente hlavně hauptsächlich hovedsageligt; først og fremmest κυρίως peamiselt بطور عمده؛ بیشتر pääasiassa surtout בעיקר प्रधानत- uglavnom, većinom főleg terutama aðallega, einkum principalmente 主として 주로 svarbiausia galvenokārt terutamanya voornamelijk hovedsakelig, først og fremst głównie بطور عمده principalmente mai ales главным образом hlavne predvsem pre svega framför allt, huvudsakligen อย่างสําคัญ başlıca, esas olarak 主要地 головним чином خاص طور پر chủ yếu là 主要地
ˌchief eˈxecutive ˌofficer noun
(also CEO) the president of a large company. baas رئيس الشَّرِكَه бизн. президент presidente výkonný ředitel der Geschäftsführer administrerende direktør; adm. dir. πρόεδρος εταιρείας director general peadirektor مدیر عامل pääjohtaja président-directeur général מנהל सीईओ glavni izvršni direktor elnök-(vezér)igazgató direktur perusahaan besar direttore generale (大会社の)社長 최고경영자 vyriausiasis pareigūnas/vadybininkas galvenais izpilddirektors ketua pegawai ekskutif hoofddirecteur administrerende direktør dyrektor naczelny د عامل مدیر президент компании výkonný riaditeľ generalni direktor; predsednik družbe predsednik verkställande direktör, vd ผู้บริหารสูงสุด baş yönetici 執行長 головний виконавчий директор منتظم اعلیٰ افسر chủ tịch một tập đoàn 执行长
ˈchieftain (-tən) noun
the head of a clan, tribe etc. aanvoerder, opperhoof زَعيمُ القَبيلَه главатар chefe náčelník der Häuptling høvding αρχηγός pealik رئیس قبیله؛ خانسالار heimopäällikkö chef ראש הַשֶבֵט सरदार poglavica törzsfőnök kepala suku höfðingi capotribù, capobanda 族長 족장 vadas vadonis; barvedis ketua suku kaum hoofdman høvding, leder wódz مشر(دقوم يا ديوې ډلې chefe căpetenie главарь, вождь náčelník, -čka poglavar poglavica hövding หัวหน้าเผ่า kabile reisi 族長,酋長 ватажок; отаман قبیلے کا سربراہ thủ lĩnh 族长,酋长
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