English Explanatory Dictionary

executive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.
  3. Exclusive.
noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ /ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/ en-us-executive.ogg /eɡ.zɪ.ɡjuː.ʈɪʋ/

Word forms

executive more executive most executive exe. exec. execu. executives

Etymology

From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.

Derived words

account executive chief executive chief executive officer CEO compact executive car corporate executive dysexecutive executive agreement executive ball clicker executive box executive branch executive class executive committee executive contour executive control executive decision executive director executive ego function executive fallout executive flu executive function executively executive mansion executiveness executive officer executive order executive privilege executive-produce executive produce executive producer executiveship executive summary executive toy flexecutive non-executive nonexecutive
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