chief operating officer

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chief operating officer

noun chief operating officers

A corporate officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for executing decisions of the chief executive officer (CEO) according to their decided schedule.
Similar: COO

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noun a corporate officer responsible for executing decisions of CEO

日本語	最高執行責任者 saikō shikkō sekinin-sha
中文	營運長 /营运长 yíngyùnzhǎng
Français	directeur de l’exploitation
Русский	директор по производству direktor po proizvodstvu

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@misc{chief_operating_officer_2026,
  title = {chief operating officer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chief%20operating%20officer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}