C-level
English
Etymology
The chiefs of business units have titles that begin with a C (e.g. CEO).
Noun
- (business, often attributive) The highest-ranking executives of an organization, who have the word chief in their titles: CEO, COO, CFO, etc.
- “Executives Are Quitting to Spend Time With Family … Really”, in New York Times[1], 16 February 2022: “Chief executives, chief financial officers and other C-level executives are walking off the job, too.”