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title: ceo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ceo» in the school dictionary: Chief Executive Officer: the most important manager of a company or organisation, who makes the big decisions and leads the other managers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ceo

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**Who acts:** important manager, CEO, mum, She, He · **What happens:** make, lead, announce, be, start, become · **To what, where:** big decisions, other managers, new phone, CEO, company, factory workers

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«ceo» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [ceo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ceo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Chief Executive Officer: the most important manager of a company or organisation, who makes the big decisions and leads the other managers.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceo:m1:1
# text = Chief Executive Officer: the most important manager of a company or organisation, who makes the big decisions and leads the other managers.
1	Chief	Chief	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	Executive	executive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	decisions	decision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	managers	manager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the important manager of a company or organisation | the big decisions |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Product |
| 2 | **lead** | present | the important manager of a company or organisation *not said here* | the other managers |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manager=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The CEO announced a new phone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceo:x1:1
# text = The CEO announced a new phone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	CEO	ceo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	announced	announce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | the CEO | a new phone |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My mum is the CEO of a small charity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceo:x2:1
# text = My mum is the CEO of a small charity.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	CEO	ceo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My mum | the CEO |  |  |  | of a small charity | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The CEO reports to the board of directors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceo:x3:1
# text = The CEO reports to the board of directors.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	CEO	ceo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	directors	director	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She started the company and became its CEO.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceo:x4:1
# text = She started the company and became its CEO.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	CEO	ceo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | She | the company |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent company=Eventuality |
| 2 | **become** | past | She *not said here* | company's CEO |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The CEO visited the factory workers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceo:x5:1
# text = The CEO visited the factory workers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	CEO	ceo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | the CEO | the factory workers |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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He joked he was CEO of the family's TV remote. (informal)

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*Sentence 1:* He joked he was CEO of the family's TV remote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceo:x6:1
# text = He joked he was CEO of the family's TV remote.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	joked	joke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	CEO	ceo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	remote	remote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | he | CEO |  |  |  | of the family's TV remote | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (informal)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceo:x6:2
# text = (informal)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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