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Noun: chief operating officer
  1. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
    - chief executive officer, CEO, MD [Brit], managing director [Brit]

Derived forms: chief operating officers

Type of: business executive, corporate executive

Encyclopedia: Chief operating officer