Definition of the word executive

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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 Her husband is a senior bank executive.

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executive

noun

A person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization:

adjective

Of, for, or relating to administration or administrators:

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Translations

designed for execution

title of a chief officer or administrator

branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions

• account executive
• chief executive
• chief executive officer, CEO
• compact executive car
• corporate executive
• executive ball clicker
• executive branch
• executive committee
• executive decision
• executive director
• executive ego function
• executive fallout
• executive function
• executive mansion
• executive officer
• executive order
• executive privilege
• executive produce
• executive producer
• executive summary
• executive toy
• executive-produce
• executively
• non-executive, nonexecutive

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Executive

Executive may refer to: ▪ Executive (government), branch of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy ▪ Executive (senior management), senior manager in a corporation ▪ Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators ▪ Executive director, the senior manager of an organization, company, or corporation ▪ Executive education, term used for programs at graduate-level business schools that aim to give classes for managers or entrepreneurs ▪ Executive officer, high-ranking member of a corporation body, government or military ▪ Business executive, a person responsible for running an organization ▪ Music executive or record executive, person within a record label who works in senior management ▪ Studio executive, employee of a film studio ▪ Account executive, a job title given by a number of marketing agencies to usually trainee staff…

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The vice-president of an advertising agency is a bit of executive fungus that forms on a desk that has been exposed to conference.

For every rude executive who makes it to the top, there are nine successful executives with good manners.

Evidence of defendants’ lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.

I was the editor of the ‘News of the World;’ I was the editor of the ‘Sun’ and chief executive.

I accept that responsibility and ask only that I be judged by my performance as its chief executive.

Where I’d like to see more women is at the executive table.

It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches — legislative, executive and judicial — and of the governmental functions possessed by each of them, that constitutes the marvellous genius of this unrivalled document.

Part of executive functions is the ability to look to a goal deadline and assess where an organization is in meeting it.

In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything.

As the leader of twelve apostles, even Jesus had more executive experience than Obama.

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В бизнес-иерархии это слово обозначает управленческое звено, стоящее выше, чем manager. По сути оно близко к русским словосочетаниям «ответственный сотрудник/работник, руководство, руководящее звено». В банках executives и managers называют обычно officers (в отличие от staff — обычные сотрудники). An executive-class car — автомобиль представительского класса, an executive session — закрытое заседание. An executive decision — это решение, всю ответственность за которое руководитель берёт на себя: An executive decision was made to evacuate embassy staff. — Руководством было принято решение эвакуировать работников посольства.

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• 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

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• 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