executive class

noun

1. business class.

Other Word Forms

• executive-class adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of executive class¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The centerpiece of his line soon became an executive class “power suit” with broad shoulders and narrow hips to recall Cary Grant in the 1940s.

From Los Angeles Times

This disaffected executive class, including many of Thiel’s fellow VCs and “PayPal Mafia” alumni, began to influence Trump’s campaign.

From Slate

Eight years ago, anyone who accused the executive class of stoking racism to “divide and conquer” workers would have been attacked by an outrage army for minimizing the role of race in American history.

From Slate

None of this means that the striking writers and actors are wrong to point out the inequities in compensation of the rank-and-file versus the executive class.

From Los Angeles Times

Crime is both less profitable and riskier: In 2021, a court sentenced the head of the most violent syndicate to death, a first that sent shock waves through the mob’s executive class.

From New York Times