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- DictionaryEx·ec·u·tive/iɡˈzekyədiv/
adjective
- 1. having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect: "an executive chairman"
noun
- 1. a person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organization: "account executives"
- 2. the person or branch of a government responsible for putting policies or laws into effect.
An executive is a powerful person who is responsible for making things run smoothly. If you become an executive, you might be in charge of an organization, a business, or even an entire country. The executive of a company has the best office and works on ways to make their business more successful.
executive. ( ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv) n. 1. a. a person or group responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business. b. ( as modifier ): executive duties; an executive position. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc; administration. b. any administration.
noun. uk / ɪɡˈzekjətɪv / us. [ C ] someone who has an important job in a business: a company executive. the executive mainly UK. the people who have the power to make decisions in an organization. (Definition of executive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of executive. in Chinese (Traditional)
executive. noun. /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/. /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/. [countable] a person who has an important job as a manager of a company or an organization. company/corporate/business/industry executives. marketing/advertising executives. a senior/top executive in a computer firm.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Occupations, Government, Organizations ex‧ec‧u‧tive1 /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/ W3 noun [ countable] 1 a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decisions a marketing executive senior/top executive top executives on high salaries → Chief Executive 2 → the executive 3 B...
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. An executive is someone who is employed by a business at a senior level. Executives decide what the business should do, and ensure that it is done. ...an advertising executive. She is a senior bank executive. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Executive definition, a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization. See more.