executive officer

collocation in English

meaningsofexecutiveandofficer

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executive
noun[C]
uk
/ɪɡˈzek.jə.tɪv/us
/ɪɡˈzek.jə.t̬ɪv/
someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us
/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition ofexecutiveandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The wardexecutiveofficerintervened, and suggested that a vote again be taken on the matter.
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The chiefexecutiveofficeris also more likely to be the chairman of the board when there is a defined benefit plan.
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In former days the navigating officer was not an officer of the same status and position as the ordinaryexecutiveofficer—he held separate rank.
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The grades involved are administrative assistant, administrative officer,executiveofficerand higherexecutiveofficer.
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The foodexecutiveofficerthereupon dealt with the matter accordingly.
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It consists of one higherexecutiveofficer, four executive officers and one administrative assistant.
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The governing board also appointed the director, the chiefexecutiveofficerof the joint undertaking.
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It took the decision knowingly: it was warned by the chiefexecutiveofficer, the county treasurer and the county solicitor of the risks involved.
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I have the honour to be the chiefexecutiveofficerof ninety-four branches in my county, with over 16,000 paid-up members.
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The salary of the chiefexecutiveofficerof a large engineering group is £7,500.
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It consisted of the borough's chiefexecutiveofficer, members of the local borough council and the director of social services.
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The chiefexecutiveofficeris the chiefexecutiveofficer.
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He is a higherexecutiveofficerbusy collecting the cash.
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It is this, that the district supervisor or theexecutiveofficeris asked by the parish representative to go and look at a particular farm.
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I went on evening rounds one night with theexecutiveofficer, who found dirt and dust in places that looked perfectly clean to me.
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The verification visits to farms on grant and subsidy schemes are generally undertaken, among other duties, by staff in theexecutiveofficer(field) grade.
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The recruitment of good staff into theexecutiveofficergrade is becoming harder.
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The next administrative grade is the higherexecutiveofficer.
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How can you have respect for law and order when theexecutiveofficeris also the judicial officer.
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