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  exec

  noun

  an executive, especially in business.
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  exec.

  abbreviation

  executive.

exec

¹ American  

[ig-zek] / ɪgˈzɛk /

noun

Informal.

1. an executive, especially in business.

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exec. ² American  

abbreviation

1. executive.

2. executor.

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exec. British  

abbreviation

1. executive

2. executor

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Etymology

Origin of exec

First recorded in 1895–1900; by final shortening

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Example Sentences

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MarketWatch Picks: This is what a ‘good’ retirement actually looks like, according to this Citibank exec.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

But Sir Nick Clegg, former senior exec at Meta, once said there were so many parental controls that parents were overwhelmed by them and didn't use them.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

“We weren’t given the impression that Elliot had spent a lot of time with ‘Transatlanticism’ in college,” Gibbard says of the 32-year-old exec, who made his name signing rappers like Ice Spice and Trippie Redd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

At the same time, Disney is brusquely cross-promoting their other titles alongside the film at every opportunity, pursuing the two words every advertising exec dreams of: brand synergy.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

Major Reynolds, the exec, was giving last-minute instructions to Lieutenant Snell, the youngest man in 367, and fresh from flight school.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Duncan’s only the sixth exec. chef at Ray’s in 42 years.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2015

I know just how that Tincan exec. felt.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have student government, and I happen to be chairman of the student exec. just now.

From Cloudy Jewel by Grace Livingston Hill

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