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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The executives who will reap the profits of these deals always promise they’ll produce lower prices, greater choice and overall a consumer nirvana, which never seem to materialize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
A small group of top executives spent months engaged in a strategic review that developed into a secret plan: a decision to split up the $400 billion healthcare giant, hiving off its ubiquitous pharmacies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
On Wednesday night, Villa released a statement saying a meeting had taken place between Emery, club chairman Nassef Sawiris, executives Roberto Olabe and Damian Vidagany.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Arrest warrants were issued for eight of Ueno's top executives, including its president, Miguel Vazquez, who turned himself in to police.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
According to Jamie Lincoln Kitman, writing in The Nation in 2000, Ethyl executives allegedly offered to endow a chair at Caltech "if Patterson was sent packing."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
