executive (ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv
)
Definitions
noun
- a person or group responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business
- ((as modifier) ⇒
executive duties
an executive position
- the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc; administration
- any administration Compare judiciary , legislature
adjective
- having the function or purpose of carrying plans, orders, laws, etc, into practical effect
- of, relating to, or designed for an executive ⇒
the executive suite
- informal of the most expensive or exclusive type ⇒
executive housing
executive class
Alternative Forms
exˈecutively adverbSynonyms
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administrator,
official,
director,
manager,
chairman,
managing director,
controller,
chief executive officer,
senior manager
chairwoman,
chairperson,
Translations
- British English:
executive
An executive is someone employed by a company at a senior level....an advertising executive.ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv NOUN ...an advertising executive.
- Spanish:
ejecutivo
nm ejecutiva
- French:
cadre
nm
- German: leitender Angestellter nm leitende Angestellte
- Chinese: 管理人员 n
- Arabic: مُدِير n
- Portuguese: executivo nm executiva
- Russian: должностное лицо nnt
- Croatian: egzekutiva nf
- Czech: výkonný adj
- Danish: leder nutr
- Dutch: leidinggevend persoon nm
- Finnish: johtaja n
- Greek: στέλεχος nnt
- Italian: dirigente nm
- Japanese: エグゼクティブ n
- Korean: 실행위원 n
- Norwegian: direktør nm
- Polish: kierownik nm kierowniczka
- Brazilian Portuguese: executivo nm executiva
- European Spanish:
ejecutivo
nm ejecutiva
- Swedish: verkställande adj
- Thai: ผู้บริหาร n
- Turkish: yönetici n
- Vietnamese: người điều hành n
Usage examples
You see, I'm on the books of Chomp Industries in a minor executive capacity.
, Miss Melville Regrets (1987)Extra points if this stunt makes an executive take his happy pills.
Maxim (2004)The executive said a Bank of America team travelled from London to meet AIB officials.
Irish Times (2002)I am an executive minister and the work of the executive goes on during a general election.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Commenting on the possible sale of Safeway in the UK, David Simons, a former chief executive of Somerfield, spelt out the consequences.
, SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)