executive chairman

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Example
Tim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO in September, handing over the top job to former hardware chief John Ternus and taking an executive chairman role.
Source: The Verge · 8 Oct 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
execute 源自拉丁 exsequi(跟随执行);chairman 即坐在主持位的人
- executive(执行的,源自execute执行)+ chairman(chair椅子+man人,主席)
Collocations
- serve as executive chairman / executive chairman role / appoint an executive chairman

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