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

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Mission Chief Executive John Pawlowski is set to serve as chief executive of the combined company.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jameel Jaffer, the executive director of the Knight First Amendment institute, questioned the legality of the search in a statement, saying the government must publicly justify why they took such extreme measures.

From Salon

The executive order will take away much of creditors’ leverage to get a quick and generous deal in an eventual restructuring of the debt.

From Barron's

BP last month said it was bringing in Meg O’Neill, from Australia’s Woodside Energy, to become the new chief executive in April.

From Barron's

The company counts more than 900 million weekly users, and executives have said repeatedly that they are facing a severe shortage in computing resources.

From The Wall Street Journal

executive

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