executive

/ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/noun, adjective4 syllables

Executive means: a person responsible for the administration of a business.

Synonyms for executive3

noun, as in a person responsible for the administration of a business

executive director

noun, as in someone who manages a government agency or department

also used for executive

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What does executive mean?4

noun

1

a person responsible for the administration of a business

2

someone who manages a government agency or department

3

persons who administer the law

adjective

1

having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.“the executive branch”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with executive?1

four syllables

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Executive in a sentence

Now that pessimism prevails, the executive will abandon the project.unknown
Sami was thirty six, single, and a successful executive.OsoHombre
In boardrooms across the country, executives discussed the new taxes.Tangobango
The chief executive doesn't take his mobile phone with him on holiday.sundown
The executive director is a real pushover for looks.unknown
Working at a bank isn't the same thing as being a banking executive.rul
The executive committee appointed him the president of the company.CM
A farewell party was held in honor of the retiring executive.unknown

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Forms of executive

as a noun

plural: executives