CAO
noun[C]
uk/ˌsiː.eɪˈəʊ/us/ˌsiː.eɪˈoʊ/US
abbreviationforcasualty assistance officer: amemberof thearmedforceswhosejobis tohelpandsupportthefamilyof asoldier,sailor,pilot, etc. who has beenkilled
US
abbreviationforchiefacademicofficer: apersonwith animportantpositionin acollegeoruniversitywithresponsibilityformanagingtheorganization:
Thesummerclasswasactuallytaughtby thechiefacademicofficer(CAO).
Synonym
provost
abbreviationforchiefadmininstrativeofficer: thepersonin anorganization, often alocalgovernmentorganization, who has the mostimportantpositionwithresponsibilityformanagingthe organization'snormalactivities:
Oneproblemfor thecityis thelackof achiefadministrativeofficer, but thechieffinancialofficerhas beenappointedasinterimCAO.
abbreviationforchiefanalyticsofficer: thepersonin anorganizationwho has the mostimportantpositionwithresponsibilityforexaminingdatarelatingto the organization'sactivities:
Thepositionof CAO hasriseninprominencedueto theincreasedimportanceofinformationtechnologyanddataacquisition.
abbreviationforchiefaccountingofficer: thepersonin anorganizationwho has the mostimportantpositionwithresponsibilityfor the organization'sfinances:
The company's CAO (Chief Accounting Officer) wasimplicatedin thescandal.
Synonym
CFO
The armed forces generally
- anti-military
- army
- barracks
- camouflage
- casualty assistance officer
- casualty notification officer
- casualty officer
- challenge
- civvy street
- court martial
- deploy
- gendarmerie
- military
- mission
- reconnaissance
- reconnoitre
- the armed forces
- the SBS
- unmilitary
- WRAC
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