🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

चेयरमैन और सीईओ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cheyarmain aur si-i-o

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chairman and CEO/ˈtʃɛər.mən ənd ˌsiː.iːˈoʊ/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"चेयरमैन और सीईओ ने कंपनी की सफलता का श्रेय कर्मचारियों को दिया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A single person who holds the dual roles of chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of a corporation.

    "The chairman and CEO announced a new strategic plan during the annual shareholders' meeting."
  2. 2

    The supreme executive leader responsible for both guiding the board of directors and managing the day-to-day operations and performance of a firm.

    "Investors often debate whether combining the roles of chairman and CEO creates a conflict of interest."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'chairman', derived from Middle English and Old French denoting the presiding officer of a meeting, with 'CEO', an initialism for Chief Executive Officer that emerged in mid-20th-century corporate governance in the United States. The hyphenated or conjoined form represents the consolidation of the two highest leadership positions in a corporation under a single individual.

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🇫🇷French → English

Président-directeur général

Transliteration: prezi.dɑ̃ di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal

"Le président-directeur général a signé le nouveau contrat de fusion."

🇩🇪German → English

Vorstandsvorsitzender

Transliteration: ˈfɔʁʃtant͡s.fɔɐ̯ˌzɪt͡sn̩deːɐ̯

"Der Vorstandsvorsitzender leitete die wichtige Konferenz."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Presidente e amministratore delegato

Transliteration: preziˈdɛnte e amministraˈtore deleˈɡato

"Il presidente e amministratore delegato ha presentato i risultati finanziari."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Presidente y director ejecutivo

Transliteration: pɾesiˈðente i diɾekˈtoɾ exeˈkutivo

"El presidente y director ejecutivo habló sobre el crecimiento de la empresa."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Presidente e diretor-executivo

Transliteration: pɾeziˈdẽtʃi i diɾeˈtoɾ eɡzeˈkutivu

"O presidente e diretor-executivo inaugurou a nova sede."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

चेयरमैन और सीईओ

Transliteration: cheyarmain aur si-i-o

"चेयरमैन और सीईओ ने कंपनी की सफलता का श्रेय कर्मचारियों को दिया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

董事长兼首席执行官

Transliteration: dǒngshìzhǎng jiān shǒuxí zhíngwènguān

"董事长兼首席执行官发表了重要讲话。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

회장 겸 최고경영자

Transliteration: hoejang gyeom choego gyeongyeongja

"회장 겸 최고경영자가 글로벌 전략을 발표했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

会長兼CEO

Transliteration: kaichou ken shi i ou

"会長兼CEOが記者会見を開きました。"

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