executive
//ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv//
Forms
- Comparative
- more executive
- Superlative
- most executive
- Plural
- executives
Definitions
1.Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
2.Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
- When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
3.Exclusive.
- She works in an office with an executive bathroom.
1.A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
2.The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
3.A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1058
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle French executif
From Latin executivus
From Latin exsequi
From ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.