chief executive

plural chief executives

1. The head of government or head of state.
   1. governmentPOTUS, the president of the United States.
   2. Hong KongcapitalizedgovernmentThe head of government of Hong Kong

      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.

      2004, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, “Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance”, in Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, Section 9(1), page A227

   3. MacaugovernmentThe head of government of Macau
   4. governmentThe governor of a U.S. state.
2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of chief executive officer

   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.

   2004, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, “Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance”, in Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, Section 32(9), page A261

   2 more examples

   "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."

   2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in Guardian

   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.

   2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70

plural Chief Executives

1. governmentThe title of a chief executive, an honorific form of address.