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executive

[ ig-zek-yuh-tiv ]

noun

  1. a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
  2. the person or persons in whom the supreme executive power of a government is vested.
  3. the executive branch of a government.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or suited for carrying out plans, duties, etc.:

    executive ability.

  2. pertaining to or charged with the execution of laws and policies or the administration of public affairs: executive committees.

    executive appointments;

    executive committees.

  3. designed for, used by, or suitable for executives:

    an executive suite.

executive

/ ɪɡˈɛʊɪ /

noun

    1. a person or group responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business
    2. ( as modifier )

      executive duties

      an executive position

    1. the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc; administration
    2. any administration Compare judiciary legislature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. having the function or purpose of carrying plans, orders, laws, etc, into practical effect
  2. of, relating to, or designed for an executive

    the executive suite

  3. informal.
    of the most expensive or exclusive type

    executive housing

    executive class

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦳ܳپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·u·پ· adverb
  • ·u·پ·Ա noun
  • ԴDze·u·پ adjective noun
  • e·u·پ adjective
  • i··u·پ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of executive1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin ūīܲ; equivalent to execute + -ive
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They're even targeting judges whom she has declared to be "low-level leftists who are trying to dictate President Trump's executive powers."

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President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts.

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It is also consistent with the justification for Trump keeping one of his campaign promises to exercise executive clemency and to provide full, complete and unconditional pardons to the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.

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BBC Sport understands the Brazilian executive has been working on an informal basis since leaving Arsenal, but his appointment is yet to be concluded.

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The post-pandemic business landscape is full of public, drawn-out battles between a companies’ executives and its workers over the RTO mandate.

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