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1. Wikipedia: Chief executive officer
WikipediaChief executive officer, Etymology section
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The term 'chief executive officer' is attested as early as 1782, when an ordinance of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States used the term to refer to governors and other leaders of the executive branches
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