executive
noun
a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
executives
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pluralof executive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In that line of work, you’ve got to get some stuffy studio executives to write a check for $50,000,000 in order to bring a story to life that someone might ruin with a poor director.”
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
While such broad expansion would seem to risk brand dilution, executives remain confident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Turnover among executives and ownership gave him repeated openings to make wholesale changes, a shift that coincided with California’s drought crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
For the executives sitting down with Xi, China can be a customer, a factory floor, a regulator and a rival — sometimes all at once.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
As one of LiNK’s executives told me, “Shin could be an incredible asset for us and this movement. ‘You could be the face of North Korea,’ we tell him.”
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
