Meanings
- USabbreviationinitialismlabor unionInitialism of Congress of Industrial Organizations.
plural CIOs
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of chief information officer.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of chief investment officer.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of chief innovation officer.
- UKabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Charitable incorporated organisation.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of cry it out (in reference to the Ferber method).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
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CIO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CIO
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