chief executive
Organization's head honcho
A chief executive is the highest-ranking leader of an organization, responsible for major decisions and overall direction.
In corporate contexts, this means the CEO: The chief executive announced layoffs.
In government, it refers to the head of the executive branch—the president or governor: The chief executive issued an executive order.
Top corporate officer
- presidentElected leader of nation
- chairmanHead of a board
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- boardFlat rigid panel
director · CFO · COO · managing director · corporation · enterprise · company · officer
Elected leader of nation
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- premierFirst in importance
- governorState's chief executive
- head of stateNation's chief representative
administration · cabinet · policy · diplomacy · statecraft · legislation · mandate · inaugural
Imaginative planner of futures
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
influence · direction · oversight · accountability · stewardship · mentorship · initiative · foresight
Energy transfer rate
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
autonomy · prerogative · governance · supervision · enforcement · final say · top-down · hierarchy
CEO
Top corporate officer
- presidentElected leader of nation
- chairmanHead of a board
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
board · director · CFO · COO · managing director · corporation · enterprise · company · officer · stakeholder
president
Elected leader of nation
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- premierFirst in importance
- governorState's chief executive
head of state · administration · cabinet · policy · diplomacy · statecraft · legislation · mandate · inaugural · term
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
guidance · influence · direction · oversight · accountability · stewardship · mentorship · initiative · foresight · empowerment
power
Energy transfer rate
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- responsibilityState of being answerable
jurisdiction · autonomy · prerogative · governance · supervision · enforcement · final say · top-down · hierarchy · chain of command
- bossesboss, bossman, manager, supervisor, foreman
- business leadersCEO, director, presidente, founder, owner
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, billionaire, titan
- executive branchOval Office, cabinet secretary, vice president, head of state, head of government
- office jobsmanager, office clerk, analyst, receptionist, administrative assistant
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
chief executivesubordinate
One lower in rank
mailroom clerk · middle management · intern · trainee · grunt
chief executivefollower
One who supports another
subordinate · functionary · hired hand · labor · worker
chief executiveshareholder
Equity owner in corporation
board of directors · stakeholder · employee · constituent · electorate
chief, executive, execution, execute, executed, chiefly, chiefs, executives, executor