chief vs chief executive officer

chief

noun
  • A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. 

  • An informal term of address. 

  • The principal part or top of anything. 

  • An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man. 

  • The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third. 

verb
  • To smoke cannabis. 

adj
  • Primary; principal. 

  • Intimate, friendly. 

chief executive officer

noun
  • 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. 

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