executive
Americannoun
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a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
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the person or persons in whom the supreme executive power of a government is vested.
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the executive branch of a government.
adjective
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of, relating to, or suited for carrying out plans, duties, etc..
executive ability.
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pertaining to or charged with the execution of laws and policies or the administration of public affairs: executive committees.
executive appointments;
executive committees.
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designed for, used by, or suitable for executives.
an executive suite.
noun
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a person or group responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business
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( as modifier )
executive duties
an executive position
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the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc; administration
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any administration Compare judiciary legislature
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adjective
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having the function or purpose of carrying plans, orders, laws, etc, into practical effect
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of, relating to, or designed for an executive
the executive suite
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informal of the most expensive or exclusive type
executive housing
executive class
Other Word Forms
- executively adverb
- executiveness noun
- nonexecutive adjective
- proexecutive adjective
- semiexecutive adjective
Etymology
Origin of executive
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin execūtīvus; equivalent to execute + -ive
Example Sentences
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Mitchum, who lives near Washington, D.C. and earns nearly $200,000 annually as an executive with a trade association, has a total net worth of about $2.4 million.
As an executive at Hershey, it’s Rinaldi’s duty to know important dates years in advance to understand how it could affect the company’s ability to sell chocolates, sweets and sugary confections.
But beyond noting that the training was intended to promote “executive development,” police officials said they didn’t have any information about what the trip accomplished or how it benefited the department.
From Los Angeles Times
Sarah Weicksel, the American Historical Association’s executive director, said institutions are even worried about how they would be perceived if they took the funds.
From Salon
The executives he pitched often talked about wanting to make their corporate workforces more efficient.
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