Definitions

executive

[ig-zek-yuh-tiv] / ɪgˈzɛk yə tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

administrative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

managerial

STRONG

governing ruling

WEAK

controlling decision-making directing managing

Antonyms

STRONG

subordinate

NOUN

person who manages an organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration administrator boss chief commander director entrepreneur government leader management manager officer official supervisor

STRONG

CEO VIP brass businessperson co directorate exec governor head heavyweight hierarchy higher-up industrialist leadership skipper tycoon

WEAK

big wheel head honcho head person key player top brass

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee follower worker

Example Sentences

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Copilot is one of Nadella’s top priorities, current and former executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are executives, doctors, lawyers, and dealmakers at the tops of their fields.

From The Wall Street Journal

He got the attention of senior executives in 2010 when he took over a moribund, money-losing travel division called Adventures by Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal

One party notably absent from the hearing was David Ellison, the chief executive of Paramount, which is still vying to acquire Warner Bros despite being repeatedly rebuffed.

From BBC

Cancer Research UK chief executive Michelle Mitchell said the promises represented a "significant commitment" that would require a "wide range of measures".

From BBC

executive

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