Meanings
CXO1
- management“chief X officer”, with X as functional placeholder (finance, operating etc.)
Near-synonyms: C-suite, C-level
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As someone taught me many, many years ago, businesses aren't run by CXO-level executives but by the people on the front lines working with customers or supporting the people who do.
2010, Susan Cramm, 8 Things We Hate About IT, Harvard Business Press, →ISBN, page 9 - abbreviationinitialismInitialism of chief experience officer.
A growing number of companies are installing a chief experience officer (CXO) into the C-suite, with responsibility for every facet of the customer journey. Harvard Business Review even makes the case that every company should have a CXO to oversee both customer experience and employee experience.
2021, Dan Gingiss, chapter 14, in The Experience Maker […] , Morgan James Publishing, →ISBNSynonyms: CExO
- abbreviationbusinessAbbreviation of Concho Resources.
Conoco on Monday announced a $9.7 billion all-stock takeover of Concho Resources (CXO), a fracker squarely focused on the Permian Basin, the massive West Texas oilfield at the heart of the shale revolution.
2020 October 19, Matt Egan, “The oil industry is in crisis. ConocoPhillips is doubling down”, in CNN Business
CxO2
Synonyms & antonyms
noun“chief X officer”, with X as functional placeholder (finance, operating etc.)
nounInitialism of chief experience officer.
nounSynonym of CXO.
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CXO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CXO
“CXO.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CXO. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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