executive

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noun

1 person with an important job in business

ADJECTIVE

▪ chief, senior

▪ high-flying (esp. BrE), high-level (esp. AmE), high-powered, high-ranking (esp. AmE), top, top-level (AmE)

▪ a top executive in a large corporation

▪ junior

▪ key

▪ contracts to prevent the loss of key executives

▪ busy

▪ successful

▪ one of the most successful TV executives around

▪ former, retired

▪ female, woman

▪ The contract gives a female executive maternity leave rights.

▪ business, company, corporate, industry

▪ oil company executives

▪ account, advertising, finance, legal (BrE), marketing, public relations (abbreviated to PR), sales

▪ media, network (esp. AmE), news (AmE), record (AmE), studio, television, TV

▪ One TV network executive has already called for more deregulation.

▪ airline, auto (AmE), oil (esp. AmE), technology (AmE)

2 part of a government/organization

ADJECTIVE

▪ central, national

▪ She is a member of the party's national executive.

▪ political

▪ government, party, union (esp. BrE)

▪ strong

▪ Conservatives are believers in a strong executive.

▪ elected

▪ ruling (BrE)

VERB + EXECUTIVE

▪ control (esp. BrE)

▪ Parliament's ability to control the executive

EXECUTIVE + VERB

▪ decide sth

EXECUTIVE + NOUN

▪ member (esp. BrE)

▪ the council's executive member for education (BrE)

▪ meeting (esp. BrE)

▪ board, committee

PHRASES

▪ a member of an executive
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adj.

Executive is used with these nouns: ↑appointment, ↑architect, ↑assistant, ↑board, ↑boardroom, ↑body, ↑box, ↑branch, ↑chairman, ↑chef, ↑committee, ↑compensation, ↑council, ↑desk, ↑dining room, ↑director, ↑discretion, ↑editor, ↑jet, ↑leadership, ↑lounge, ↑mansion, ↑meeting, ↑office, ↑order, ↑paper, ↑power, ↑presidency, ↑producer, ↑recruitment, ↑retreat, ↑secretary, ↑session, ↑suite, ↑summary, ↑toy

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Synonyms:

Executory, charged with execution or carrying into effect / Chief magistrate, administrative head, head of government, head of affairs, head of the nation / Administration, administrative body, body charged with administration or the execution of the laws

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executive — ex·ec·u·tive 1 adj 1: of or relating to the execution or carrying out of laws serving a warrant is an executive function; esp: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as diplomatic representation, overseeing the… … Law dictionary
Executive — may refer to:* Executive (government), a branch of government authority, along with the legislative and judiciary. * Executive order, an edict issued by a member of the executive branch of a government * Psychology: Executive system (or executive … Wikipedia
Executive — Ex*ec u*tive, a. [Cf.F. ex[ e]cutif.] 1. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
executive — in general use denotes one of three branches of government of which the other two are the legislative and the judicial. In the UK, it also denotes a rank of civil servant above administrative and clerical, and in the UK and US it means a high… … Modern English usage
executive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the power to execute plans, actions, or laws. ► NOUN 1) a person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organization. 2) (the executive) the branch of a government responsible for executing plans, actions, or… … English terms dictionary
executive — (adj.) mid 15c., performed, carried out; 1640s, of the branch of government that carries out the laws, from M.Fr. executif, from L. executivus, from pp. stem of exequi (see EXECUTION (Cf. execution)). The noun in this sense is from 1776, as a… … Etymology dictionary
executive — [adj] administrative controlling, decision making, directing, governing, managerial, managing, ruling; concept 527 executive [n] person who manages an organization administration, administrator, big wheel*, boss, brass, businessperson, CEO*,… … New thesaurus
Executive — Ex*ec u*tive, n. 1. An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body. [1913 Webster] 2. a person who has administrative authority over an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
executive — /ig zekjʊtiv/, it. /ek sɛkjutiv/ s. ingl. (propr. funzionario ), usato in ital. al masch. e femm., invar. (prof.) [persona alla guida di un azienda] ▶◀ amministratore, capo, direttore, dirigente, manager, presidente. ⇑ uomo d affari … Enciclopedia Italiana
executive — /ekˈsekutiv, ingl. ɪɡˈzɛkjutɪv/ [vc. ingl., da to execute «eseguire»] A s. m. inv. dirigente, uomo d affari B in funzione di agg. inv. per dirigenti, per uomini d affari, business … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
executive — [eg zek′yo͞o tiv, igzek′yə′tiv; eg zek′yətiv, ig zek′yətiv] adj. [ME < ML executivus < L executus: see EXECUTOR] 1. of, capable of, or concerned with, carrying out duties, functions, etc. or managing affairs, as in a business organization 2 … English World dictionary

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