C-suite

American

[see-sweet] / ˈsiˌswit /

adjective

noting or relating to executives at the C-level, the highest management level in an organization.

C-suite leadership.

noun

the top executives in an organization, considered collectively.

decision-making by the C-suite.

Usage

What does C-suite mean? C-suite refers to the group of highest-level executive positions within a corporation or organization, also known as C-level positions.

Etymology

Origin of C-suite

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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Deep dive: Every time I hear some C-Suite type utter the dreaded “deep dive,” I want to respond, “Oh, really? Not investigate, study, discern, discover, find out about, look into? You had to go with deep dive? Did everyone go to the same M.B.A. program?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Over its 11 seasons, an assortment of C-suite lords and ladies have infiltrated the ranks of their lowest-rung laborers to appreciate how hard they grind for their bread.

From Salon

The blast radius of the Epstein files has toppled C-suite executives, shamed financiers and led to the arrest of a former British royal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Berkshire went through C-suite turnover in December, losing key stock picker and then-Geico CEO Todd Combs to JPMorgan Chase.

From MarketWatch

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