chief administrative officer
noun [ C ] (also Chief Administrative Officer) uk/ˌtʃiːf ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv ˌɒf.ɪ.sər/ us/ˌtʃiːf ədˈmɪn.ə.strə.t̬ɪv ˌɑː.fɪ.sɚ/ (abbreviation CAO)
首席行政官
the person in an organization, often a local government organization, who has the most important position with responsibility for managing the organization's normal activities
The committee members instructed the city’s chief administrative officer to come up with a plan by the end of June. 委员会成员指示该市的首席行政官在6月底之前做出计划。
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- One problem for the city is the lack of a chief administrative officer, but the chief financial officer has been appointed as interim CAO.
- The County Chief Administrative Officer said the county has been working to improve the foster care system.
- He is a former chief administrative officer at the Detroit Medical Center.
- The reform bill proposed area authorities with four or five directors under a chief administrative officer.