executive adj : having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; "the executive branch"

1 a person responsible for the administration of a business [syn: executive director]

2 persons who administer the law

3 someone who manages a government agency or department [syn: administrator]

English

Etymology

From executif.

Adjective

1. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.

Translations

Noun

1. A title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on his own authority.
2. That branch of government which is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day running of the state.

Translations

Related terms

• chief executive
• chief executive officer, CEO
• executive director
• executive order
• executive producer

Executive may refer to:

• Executive (government), a branch of government or local authority
• Executive order, is an edict issued by a member of the executive branch of a government
• Executive system (or executive functions), the brain processes involved in high-order cognition
• Executive car, a size of car
• Architecture of Windows NT#Executive, an internal part of modern Microsoft Windows
• Senior manager, also known as a corporate executive; a manager in a corporation
• Chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer
• Executive format, a special paper size in the United States and Canada
• The Executive, a fictional belt-less raincoat in the American sitcom Seinfeld
• Executive, a Lebanese newsmagazine
• Studio executive is an employee of a film studio.

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