executive

ex·ec·u·tive  (g-zky-tv)

n.

1. A person or group having administrative or managerial authority in an organization.

2. The chief officer of a government, state, or political division.

3. The branch of government charged with putting into effect a country's laws and the administering of its functions.

4. Computer Science A set of coded instructions designed to process and control other coded instructions.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, capable of, or suited for carrying out or executing: an advisory body lacking executive powers.

2. Having, characterized by, or relating to administrative or managerial authority: the executive director of a drama troupe; executive experience and skills.

3. Of or relating to the branch of government charged with the execution and administration of the nation's laws.

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[Middle English, to be carried out, from Old French exécutif, from executer, to carry out; see execute.]

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executive

Noun

1. a person or group responsible for the administration of a project or business

2. the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc.

Adjective

1. having the function of carrying plans, orders, laws, etc., into effect: the executive producer

2. of or for executives: the executive car park

3. Informal very expensive or exclusive: executive cars

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	executive - a person responsible for the administration of a business executive director administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business business executive, corporate executive - an executive in a business corporation government minister, minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" rainmaker - executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm Surgeon General - the head of the United States Public Health Service V.P., vice president - an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances
	2.	executive - persons who administer the law authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" Bush administration - the executive under President George W. Bush Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton Bush administration - the executive under President George H. W. Bush Reagan administration - the executive under President Reagan Carter administration - the executive under President Carter
	3.	executive - someone who manages a government agency or department administrator commissioner - a government administrator DCI, Director of Central Intelligence - the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" prefect - a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police" Secretary General - a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations) triumvir - one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome
Adj.	1.	executive - having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; "the executive branch"

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executive

noun 1. administrator, official, director, manager, chairman, managing director, controller, chief executive officer, senior manager, chairwoman, chairperson

noun 2. administration, government, directors, management, leadership, hierarchy, directorate

adjective 3. administrative, controlling, directing, governing, regulating, decision-making, managerial

Translations

executive [ɪgˈzɛkjutɪv] n (COMM) → ejecutivo/a;

(POL) → poder m ejecutivo

adj → ejecutivo; [car, plane, position] → de ejecutivo; [offices, suite] → de la dirección; [secretary] → de dirección

executive [ɪgˈzɛkjutɪv] n (= person) → cadre m (= managing group); bureau m;

(Pol) → exécutif m

adj → exécutif/ive; [position, job] → de cadre; [secretary] → de direction; [offices] → de la direction; [car, plane] → de fonction

executive [ɪgˈzɛkjutɪv] n → leitende(r) Angestellte(r) f(m);

(committee) → Vorstand m

adj → geschäftsführend;

(role) → führend;

(secretary) → Chef-;

(car, chair) → für gehobene Ansprüche;

(toys) → Manager-;

(plane) → Privat-

executive [ɪgˈzɛkjutɪv] n (COMM) → dirigente m;

(POL) → esecutivo

adj → esecutivo/a; [secretary] → di direzione; [offices, suite] → della direzione; [car, plane] → dirigenziale; [position, job, duties] → direttivo/a