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chief executive

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chief executive (plural chief executives)

  1. The president of the United States.
  2. The head of government or head of state.
    1. (Hong Kong, capitalized as office holder) The head of government of Hong Kong
      • 2004, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, “Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance”, in Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette‎[1], Section 9(1), page A227:
        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.
    2. (Macau) The head of government of Macau
  3. The governor of a U.S. state.
  4. Chief executive officer.
    • 2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in Guardian:
      "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."
    • 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
      Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
    • 2004, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, “Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance”, in Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette‎[2], Section 32(9), page A261:
      In this section, any reference to a director, chief executive, manager, employee or agent of a Scheme member includes a person who has been but no longer is a director, chief executive, manager, employee or agent of the Scheme member.

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