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Definition of Chief operating officer
1. Noun. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president).
Exact synonyms: Ceo, Chief Executive Officer
Generic synonyms: Business Executive, Corporate Executive
Generic synonyms: Business Executive, Corporate Executive
Definition of Chief operating officer
1. Noun. (business) A corporate officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for executing decisions of the chief executive officer (CEO) according to their decided schedule; often initialised as COO. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chief Operating Officer
Literary usage of Chief operating officer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Railroad Finance by Frederick Albert Cleveland, Fred Wilbur Powell (1912)
"When certified by the maker, the payroll is passed to the chief operating officer,
and when approved by him, it is sent to the auditor of disbursements for ..."
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