executive.
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
Meaning & usage
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
executive act
an executive officer
Exclusive.
She works in an office with an executive bathroom.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.
A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
A committee that manages the day-to-day running of an organisation. An executive committee.
She was on the executive of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers.
A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.
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